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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 341   View pdf image
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The Decree]
sent out under y.e
broad seal with
Execution

       Whereas heretofore y.t is to say upon y.e Nineteenth
       day of March 1695 Thomas Dafforn of London Merch.t
       exhibited his bill of Complaint into this hon.ble Court against
       John Newman & Rebecca his wife Exec.rx of y.e last will &
       testament of John Bearcroft late of S.t Maries County in
       y.e province of Maryland Merch.t decd def.ts  Thereby
       setting forth that the s.d Bearecroft in the Year 1676 designing a
       Trading Voyage into this Province the Comp.lt at his the said
       Bearcrofts request Did intrust him with a Cargoe of goods
       amounting to four hundred & sixteen pounds two shillings
       and six pence sterl as by a Copy of the Invoyce to the s.d Bill
       annexed May More at large appear w.ch goods were upon
       the Ninth day of December in the Year 1676 afd shipt on Board
       the Ann of London & sent with & Consigned to the s.d Bearcroft
       for sales & returnes who safely arrived w.th the same in this
       province & sold & disposed of the s.d Cargoe of goods for tobacco
       the produce of w.ch goods y.e s.d Bearcroft was obliged to make returne
       and give a iust & true account of y.e Sales to y.e Comp.lt  But y.e said
       Bearcroft haveing afterwards take up his residence to inhabit
       in this province y.e Comp.lt in Many Years could not get y.e s.d Bearcroft
       to account for y.e s.d sales or any returne of y.e produce of y.e s.d goods
       till ab.t y.e Year 1681 hee rent from y.e s.d Bearcroft about 20000.
       of tob of the produce of the s.d goods Bearcroft still pretending y.t
       the goods were much Damnifyed & soe unsortable that he
       that he could not sell or dispose of the same but so soon as he
       could sell y.e same he would send him a just account and
       render him satisfaccon for the same the Comp.lt running y.e
       hazard of bad Debts & Taking the goods again left unsold  But
       Before the s.d Bearcroft Did render to y.e s.d Comp.lt an acco.t of the
       produce of the sales of the s.d Cargoe w.ch he sold at 5.s p Cent w.ch at
       that rate amounted to 166450. of tobacco to witt in August 1693
       the s.d Bearcroft made his ^last^ will & Testam.t in writeing & y.e Deft
       his Ex.rs and dyed leaveing a sufficient psonall Estate of y.e Vallue of
       200000. of tob to pay his Just Debts w.th a great over plus & a [illegible]
       before his Death acquainted y.e Defts w.th y.e Debts Due from him
       to the Comp.lt & gave them in Charge to see the same should
       justly paid according as they should find the same setled into
       Booke of Account  But the Defts though often thereunto req.d
       by the Comp.lt though they have sufficient assetts to pay the same
       doe Deny to satisfy the s.d Comp.lt for the same or to Come to an
       acco.t touching the produce of the s.d Cargo  Therefore that the
       Def.ts might answer the premisses and produce y.e s.d Bearcroft
       Bookes of Accounts & pay y.e Comp.lt w.t was justly due to him & his
       Comp.lt might be releived herein according to Equity hee craved
       the ayd & assistance of of this hono.ble Co.rt & y.t process of sp.a might
       be thereunto awarded ag.t y.e s.d Defts to appear & answer y.e premisses
       The w.ch being accordingly answered granted & y.e s.d Defts therew.th served they
                                                                                                 appeared


 
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