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384) At a Court of Chancery held at Annapolis August 29.th Anno Dom 1698 & y.e tenth year of y.e Reign of William 3.d King of England &c Present The Hon.ble Coll Hen.r Jowles Keeper & Samuell Young Gentl Justice Causes C C Abraham Le Master Bill & Answer ag.t Ordered y.t y.e Sheriff of Charles County W D John Dent shall not take y.e 12.s 6.d required from y.e Deft for y.e Contempt alledged in y.e attachm.t ag.st s.d Deft And y.t Comission issue to Ben.n Hall & Rob.t Yates of s.d County Gentl to exam Evid for both pties in this Cause G P Thomas Johnson Bill & Defts Petition filed ag.t C S W James Weeks Ordered for hearing y.e next Nov.r Court And y.t Comission issue to Sam.ll Cooksey of S.t Maries County Gentl to take y.e Defts oath to his answer to this Compl.ts Bill in S.t Maries County The Court rises and sits again August 30.th 1698 Present as yesterday Causes James Keech Bill Answ.r & Repl ag.t W Sam.ll Houldsworth & It being y.e Opinion of this Court wife Exec.rx of Tho y.t y.e Complt had not in his hand any Parslow of y.e Goods of Charles Partis decd therefore y.e Court relieves y.e s.d (Keech) Complt ag.st y.e Judgment at Comon Law with his reasonable Cost as in his bill is desired These are y.e very words of y.e Minutes taken in Court The Decree at Large follows in these words viz.t Whereas James Keech of S.t Maries County Gentl did in y.e year 1695 exhibit his bill of Complaint in y.e high Court of Chancery thereby praying to be relieved ag.st a certain Judgment at Law obtained in y.e provinciall Court ag.st him y.e s.d James by Samuell Houldsworth & Hellen his Wife Exec.rx of y.e last will & testament of Thomas Parslow deceased Forasmuchas there was about four thousand pounds of tobacco attached in y.e hands of y.e s.d James by y.e sherriff of y.e aforesaid County & y.t y.e same was condemned in y.e provinciall Court |
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