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824 Many threatning speechs obliged the Deputy Sheriff to lay both the attachments in his the said Gilbert Falkoners hands having as he said Effects Enough of the Compl.ts and this ag.t the Defendants desire or Consent that some time afterward y.e Compl.t nor any for him appearing at the provinciall Courts to the said Attachments Judgm.t was given for Condemnation of what was attached thereby in the Said Gilbert Falkoners hands and Ca Sa's ag.t the s.d Falkoner as Garnishee of the Compl.t were Issued out of the provinciall Court Directed to the Sherriff of Cæcill County which said Ca Sa's being in this Defd.ts hands and he Intending only to serve one of them and he desire no more but what Expence he was at viz.t for his Cost of suit Col Nathaniel Hynson the then Sheriff of Cæcill County required them from this Defend.t alleadgeing that they were her Majestys Comands directed to him and that he did not know but this Defend.t had broke open his Letters to gett them into his possession and having obliged this Defend.t to delive him the said Writts of Cap.s Ad Satisfaciend Imediately tooke the said Garnishee against this Defend.ts Express Direction & request and this Defend.t further saith that he did request the said Sherriff not to make any returne of the Said Writt not desireing any Advantage thereby or having any fraudulent Designe having never offered to the prov.ll Court but purely by the Mistake of his attorney that ever he had been Executed for the Sum of five thousand three hundred thirty Eight pounds of Tob.o But the Sherriff pretending a Considerable Debt from this Defend.t tooke the afd Occasion to get into his hands by the means afd about Nine thousand Nine hundred and seventy one pounds of Tob.o of the Compl.ts but did never deliver the Same to this Defend.t thô Some (considerable |
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