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391) y.e s.d Lynes who said he would carry y.e same himself but this Deft heard no more of y.e s.d Lett.r or any Answer thereof from y.e s.d Hill either from y.e s.d Lynes or Hill till after y.e expiration of y.e s.d term of three years y.t y.e s.d Carvil having demanded possession of y.e premisses y.e s.d Lynes denyed so to deliver them up sufficiently repaired as in y.e s.d Articles he had Covenanted to do Whereupon y.e s.d Compl.ts were compelled to bring an action of Covenant ag.st him upon y.e s.d articles To wch he pleaded Conditions performed & y.e s.d Compl.ts assigned y.e breach of y.e same for not paying y.e Rent & performing y.e Covenants in Repairs &c as in y.e s.d Articles mentioned And y.e s.d Complts brought one other Action of Ejectm.t ag.st him for y.e Recovery of y.e possession of y.e premisses And both Causes being ready for a tryall in y.e pvinciall Court a little before y.e s.d Trÿall y.e said Carvil heard y.t y.e s.d Lynes had given out y.t he had y.t under our hand y.t would cost us in y.t Court And y.e s.d Carvill being not conscious to himself y.t he had done any act y.t could bar us of a Recovery in those acting and not knowing or ever heard of any thing y.e s.d M.r Hill had done in y.e same sent to y.e s.d Hill about y.e same who sent a Copie of y.e s.d Carvils Lett.r writt to him as afd copied over by Lynes's Man & left with y.e s.d Hill whom he had by sinister perswasions procured to under write y.e s.d Carvils Letter as a Consent of both to grant y.e s.d term of five years more y.e s.d Compl.ts having been at Charges of sending a Messenger to y.e s.d Hill above 35 Miles twice about y.e same to his great Charge and upon y.e perusall of y.e s.d Copie there was no mention of any thing writ by Hill so y.t y.e Complt Carvil proceeded to tryall of y.e s.d Causes & y.e Compl.ts expecting y.e s.d Lynes would have made good his plea afores.d of Conditions performed & y.e pl.ts Witnesses being present y.e s.d Lynes produced y.e s.d Letter writ as afd & underwrit by y.e s.d Hill & urged y.e same as a good Lease for y.e s.d five years more of wch as they alledged there was four years to come And thereupon y.e Court & Jury mistaking y.e Law in y.t Case & y.e Def.t Lynes not proving any part of y.e Conditions in y.e s.d Lett.r to be done & performed till all wch done & performed y.e pl.ts could not by law be obliged to grant y.e s.d Lease & with a Lease under hand & seal acknowledged & Recorded y.e same could not operate in Law ag.st y.e Compl.ts Right & title to y.e premisses yet y.e Judge contrary to Law & Justice gave directions to y.e Jury to find it a good Lease & so y.e Compl.ts were forced to suffer two Nonsuits in y.e s.d Actions & y.e Deft got Judgm.t thereupon ag.t y.e pl.ts & hath ever since kept y.e possession of y.e s.d Mills & houses being now about ten years though at y.e expiration of y.e s.d five years y.e pl.ts demanded possession of y.e s.d Mills & houses but could not have y.e same For Relief within & for y.t y.e originall Deed of Mortgage was lost & not recorded & have an account of y.e s.d Mills & premisses from y.e time of y.e expiration of y.e s.d first three years & y.t y.e Def.t might have y.e same delivered in good & tenantable repair as he was obliged by y.e s.d articles they being very ruinory & out of repair and y.e Complts might be herein relieved according Equity they prayed a spa ag.t y.e Deft to answer y.e p.rmisses wch being granted & y.e Deft therewith served he appeared accordingly & put in a insufficient answer to y.e s.d bill To wch Answer y.e s.d Compl.ts put in exceptions & y.e s.d Deft being in Contempt for want of putting in his second Answer To both wch Answers y.e s.d Compl.ts did |
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