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243 sumes of mony by the Complt lend out and disbursed in & aboute the said Ketch & voyage and for the Deft John Penroy the Complt had exhibited his bill into this Court of the said Defts and the said Def.t Thomas being brother of and part owner with the said John Penroy who was gone out of this Province being served with processe of spa to appeare & answer the said Complts bill with processe of this Court an Attachm.t with proclamacon for want of an Answere and had alsoe departed this Province and had alsoe brought two severall accons at the Comon law against the Complt for the supposed breach of a certaine Charter pty made between the said John Penroy and Robert Mason and for severall goods belonging belonging to the said Ketch as was alleadged to be lost & inbezelled to both which accons the said Complt had appeared and had putt in special bayle and could hee procure the said Penroys Answer to the said bill he was ready to speed the cause for hearing And therefore it was prayed that the said severall bonds & bills putt into the secretary's office as aforesaid for security of the payment of seamens wages might be delivered to the said Complt to receive & recover the severall sums of Tobacco due upon the same towards the reimburse him what he had payd for seamans wages as aforesaid he haveing given speciall bayle as aforesaid and that if occasion bee hee may be impowred to sue the said bills in the name of the said John Penroy or in whose names soever the same are taken for the use for the recovery thereof And the said Defts Attorny now p.rsent in Court not offering any reason to the Contrary This Court held reasonable and doth order the same accordingly and that the severall persons concerned with the said bills or bonds doe pay what is due from them to pay to the said John or Thomas Penroy upon the said bonds or bills to the said Complt accordingly Att a Court of Chancery held att the Citty of S.t Maryes the thirtyeth Day of Aprill in the six.th yeare of y.e Dominion of y.e Right hono.ble Charles Baltemore &c Annoq Domini 1681 Present The Hono.ble Philip Calvert Esq Chancello.r W.m Calvert Esq Princip.ll Secretary Vincent Lowe Esq Surveyo.r General William Steevens Esq |
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