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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 537   View pdf image
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Decree       Ann by the Grace of God of England France
for Teigue   and Ireland Queen Defend.r of the Faith &c
Riggen        To Martha Jones of Somersett County Adm.rx
    ag.t         of all & singular the Goods & Chattells Rights and
Martha       Creditts which were of Thomas Jones of Somersett
  Jones        County dec.d who dyed Intestate Whereas
       Teague Riggan of Somersett County did lately
       exhibit unto us in our high Court of Chancery
       his Certain Bill of Complain ag.t you the said
       Martha thereby praying to be relieved ag.t y.e double payment
       of 7000.ℓ tob.o which he had formerly paid to Cap.t Henry Smith
       to whom the same was due & w.ch was afterwards unjustly condmn'd
       in the s.d Teaques Hands towards satisfaction of a certain Judgm.t
       obtained by Tho.s Jones yo.r Intestate in his lifetime ag.t y.e s.d Smith
       & the s.d Teague thereupon executed contrary to all Equity ^Right^ & good
       Conscience upon the reading of which Bill & yo.r Answer thereto &
       hearing the Pleadings on both sides for that it appeard that y.e
       said 7000.ℓ tob.o was unjustly extested from the s.d ^Teague^ by the said
       Tho.s Jones in his lifetime  We do sentence & declare that you the
       said Martha do pay to the s.d Teague Riggan out of the Estate of the
       s.d Tho.s Jones dec.d in yo.r hands remaining as well the sum of 7000.ℓ Tob.o
       as his reasonable Costs by him obtained in this behalf expended amounting
       to the sum of 2096 pds Tob.o hereof &c  Wittness Jn.o Seymour Esq.r Keeper of
       our great seal in the Province of Maryland on the 4.th day of 7.ber in 4.th year of our Reign
                                                                   Anno Dni 1705
     Copy of Compl.ts Cost viz.t
     Spa & seal of it 30 fil y.e bill 40 Copy of Answ.r 32
     Nnie Cont at 40 360 Decree & Recording it 96
     Filing Cost & Copy 36 seal of y.e Decree & Execution 642
     Attorneys Fee 800 Regist.rs Fee 60
                                              Two thousd ninety six pds tob
                                                   See pag 530
 ℓ tob
  102
  456
  678
  860
2096
                      Costs entred by      John Freeman Reg.r


          Signed      John       (loc sig)      Seymour Keep.r
                                        (magni)
                                                                                                    Anne


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