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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 211   View pdf image
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       against George Parker gentl def.t Thereby setting forth That the
       Comp.lt about foure yeares then since viz in the yeare 1676 being indebted
       to seav.ll psons in the County of Calvert and in other places w.thin this
       Province and likewise haveing seav.ll psons Indebted to him The Comp.lt
       applyed himself to the deft being an Attorney att Lawe and putting much
       Confidence in the deft Reteined him in all Causes and suites att Lawe
       wherein the Comp.lt should any way bee Concerned and thereupon w.thout
       takeing any Receipt  The Comp.lt Trusted the said deft w.th seav.ll bills
       bonds and accounts due to the Comp.lt and the Comp.lt desired the said
       deft to use all speedy Meanes and Lawfull wayes that hee Could to
       get in the said debts and Tobacco  The Comp.lt informeing the deft that
       the Credito.rs were very Importinent and threatened to Comence seav.ll
       suited att Lawe ag.t the Comp.lt and the deft did at that time take into
       his Custody the said bills bonds and Accounts and other writeings &
       did then faithfully pmise to the Comp.lt to bee his Attorney at Lawe
       & to appeare for him in all Causes whatsoever wherein the Comp.lt should
       any way bee Concerned  And the said deft p.rtending great friendshipp to
       the said Comp.lt Told him voluntarily and w.thout asking that hee the said
       Deft would w.thout asking any Consideracon for the same but meerely to
       p.rserve the Comp.lts Creditt & Estate disburse and pay all such sumes of
       Tobacco as the Comp.lt did then Justly owe to any pson or psons Whatsoever
       Thereby to preserve the Comp.lts Credito.rs from Comenceing theire seav.ll
       suites against the Comp.lt and that hee would pay himself as hee gott the
       Comp.lts debts in  And the Comp.lt further shewed (that hee to p.rsent Charges at
       Lawe) had agreed w.th the greatest part of his Credit.rs to pay them Plate
       Cattle houshold stuffe and other things in Leiu of Tobacco w.ch they then
       would willingly have Accepted of and thereupon would have discharged
       the Comp.lt Tobacco being then scarce w.th the Comp.lt although greate
       Quantities due to him from other persons as aforesaid but the deft pswaded
       the Comp.lt not to part w.th his said stock houshold stuffe & other things
       Telling the Complt hee would preserve the same intire by Laying downe and
       paying for the Comp.lt what Tobacco was Justly due To w.ch the Comp.lt
       did give Creditt and hoped thereby the deft would p.rvent his Credito.rs
       from Comenceing theire seaverall suites  But the deft did not pay the
       Comp.lts Creditors before they brought theire Respective Accons against
       the Comp.lt and obtained Judgm.ts for the same  To the Ruine of the Comp.lt
       For each Accon of w.ch in the County Court The deft chargeth the Comp.lt
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