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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705
Volume 740, Page 95   View pdf image
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                                    August ye: 25th. 1702
        Dmi 1701 at Chester river in Said County within the Jurisdicon of this Court
        with force and Arms That is to Say with Swords Axes Knives and Clubs
        An Assault upon the body of her the Said Elizabeth did make and her
        the Said Elizabeth then and there did beattd wound and evilly entreat
        So yt. of her life She did dispaire and other Enormities unto her the Sd.
        Elizabeth he the Said David did do to the great damage of him the Said
        Phillip and Contrary to the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King &c &
        Whereupon the Said Phillip by means of the afd Assault Sayth he is
        damnifyed in the Service of the afd Elizh. And Damage hath Sustained
        to the Value of two thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon he
        brings this Suit    Earle pr qr.    plegs. &ca. Jno. Doe Ri Roe //
                And the Sd Defendt. by R Macklin Earle his Attry Comes and Defends
        the force and Injury when &ca. And prays leave to imprle hereunto untill
        next Court and he hath it The Same day is given the plf also ~
                From which Sd next Court being the 23d. day of June 1702 This
        Cause was Contd. by the Court untill this twenty fifth day of Augt
        1702 When Comes into Court as well the plf by his Attry afd as the
        Deft. by his sd. Attry who further defends the force and Injury when &ca:
        And Says that the afd decln of the afd Phillip as to the Assault upon
        the body of the afd Elizh. Farrier Servt. unto the Said Phillip above in ye.
        afd decln of the Said Phillip contained tha[illegible] decln in Manner and form
        afd and the matter therein Contained doth not hold Sufficient in Law to
        Cause him the Said David to make answer thereunto And that he to ys.
        decln in manner and form afd Set forth hath no necessity nor by the Law
        of the Land is bound to Answer and this he is ready to averr Whereupon
        for want of A Sufficient decln of the afd Phillip and Sufficient Matter
        in the Same to be Contained he the Sd. David Morphey prays Judgt:
        And his Damages to be Adjudged him &c: Macklin pr Dte —
                And Now here this twenty fifth day of August afd The decln &
        Demurr. Afd being by the Court heard and fully weighed and
        deliberated. It is by the Justices Considered that the Said Phillip
        Hopkins take Nothing by his writt afd but be in Mercy for his
        false Calmour And yt. the Said David Go thereof without day ~
        And it is likewise Considered by the Justices here the Same day
        And year that the Said David Morphey recover agt: the Said
        Phillip Hopkins the Sume One Hundred ————— —————
        pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges in this behalf laid
        Out and Expended According to the form of the Statute ~ ~
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        Thos: Cook —    |   Kent County in Maryland Ss: —

at    |    Edward Stevenson of Sd County Stands Attached to Answer unto

Edwd. Stevenson    |    Thos. Cook of the Same County of A plea why wherefore
                                                                                                                    (with



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