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330) W D Richard Smith ag.st The bill & Answer were read & after G P Edw.d Rookwood long debate on both sides The Cause had this Issue Ordered y.t y.e Complt be relieved of Fifteen pounds sterl adjudged for damages in y.e provinicall Court & y.t y.e s.d Complainant shall pay unto y.e deft Sixty nine pounds ^sterl^ with y.e odd Money (if any) & y.e Cost of y.e pvinciall suit & y.t y.e deft pay to y.e Complt reasonable Cost in Chancery Rich.d Smith ag.st After reading of y.e bill & demur.r & y.e Reply Rob.t Read to y.e s.d Demur.r The question was put whether or no y.e Complt be relievable in this Case in this Court of Chancery & was resolved in y.e Affirmative & y.t y.e Demur.r being insufficient y.e Deft make farther Answer to the Bill of Complaint From w.ch sentence of y.e Court M.r Phil Clark attorney for y.e deft moved for Appeal to y.e Gov.r & Council Which was denied because y.e Law forbids appeals to y.e Gov.r in Matters under 50.ℓsterl P C Joseph Stevens Upon reading y.e bill & y.e distinct Answ.r ag.st of Phil Lynes & y.e Replic to y.e s.d Answ.r G P Phil Lynes &c.a Ordered y.t attachment for contempt be issued ag.st John Cornellison & y.t Ann Cornellison be admitted to sue in Forma pauperis For whom appearance was made by s.d Clark And y.t as to M.r Lynes's Concern This Cause be tryed next Court P C Sam Manthorp Adm.r After reading y.e bill Answ.r & Replicat.n of Rob.t Burman ag.st Cap.t Nic Gassaway & M.s Ester Grose upon W D & C C John Davies oath (viva voce) do say in Court That Cap.t John Davies y.e deft bought three Negro servants from y.e Father of y.e s.d Gassaway & passed bond for 67.ℓ sterl for paym.t for y.e same In w.ch bond y.e s.d Davies (as y.e s.d depts think) was principall & Robert Burman security But y.e Court supposing y.t Davies was first named by mistake in y.e s.d bond w.ch was not regularly drawn Decreed y.t y.e Complt shall give security to indemnify y.e deft from y.e bond passed by y.e s.d deft to y.e Lord Baltemore & Company for y.e payment |
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