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November Court 1714 ing the afd Attachment Come in and appeare to the orriginal Accõn & make it appeare that . he the Said Thomas Christian hath been and is Satisfied the Demand afd or Shall otherwise in Court Discompt or barr ye Said Thomas of the Same or any part thereof he the Said Thomas Christian Shall make Restitucon of the goods & Chattells So Condemned as afd or ye value thereof &ca. first Judgm.t 1200 Cost 264 in all 1464 Condemned 1244.
the Court house in the Town of Chester to: Answer unto Edward Scott of the afd County Merch.t of a plea of Trespass upon the Case And that he have then & there the Said writ &ca. Att which Said next Court viz the Second day of Novemb.r in the Same year - last mentioned the day of returne of Said writ Come William Frisby Gent high Sherf. of Said County and made returne thereof in these words thereon Endorsed as followeth viz.t . . Cepo Corpus pr Wm Frisby Sherf. . . And now at this Court Came the Said Plt by Thomas Bowne his attorney and Declares as foll vizt Maryland Kent County Ss George Hill late of Kent County Ship Carpenter Stands attached to Answer unto Edward Scott of ye afsd County Merch.t of a plea of Trespass upon ye Case . . and Whereupon the Said Edward by Thomas Bowne his Attry complaines that Whereas the Said George the Sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred & fourteen at the Parish of S.t Paul in the County afd within the Jurisdiccõn of this Court in Consideration that the Said Edward at the Special Instance & request of the Said George then & there had paid & Satisfied unto a Certain Edward Plesto and to & for the Proper use & behoofe of him the Said George the Sume or quantity of eight hundred pounds of Tobacco as by an Acco.t hereunto Annexed appears did Assume upon himselfe & to the Said Edward Scott then & there faithfully promised that he the Said George the Said Sume of quantity of Eight hundred pounds of Tobacco (as afd paid) to the Said Edward Scott when ever he Should be thereto required would well & truly content & pay Yet Nevertheless the afd George his Promise & Asumpcõn in forme afd made not regarding but endeavouring & fraudulently intending him the Said Edward Scott in this part craftily & . Subtilly to Deceive & Defraud the Said Eight hundred Pounds of Tobacco nor any part~ thereof to ye Said Edward Scott hath not paid Altho’ to do the Same the Said Edward Scott. afterwards (to wit) the Seventh day of May at the Parish afd in the County & Jurisdiction afd by the Said Edward Scott hath been thereto required but to him hitherto to pay hath. altogether gainsayed & hitherto gainsays Whereupon he Says he is ye worse & hath damage |
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