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March Court 1714/15 72 County and made return thereof in these words thereon endorsed as foll viz Cepi Corpus pr Wm Frisby Sherf And A Declaration being filed when~ Said writ Issued and Copy thereof Served therewith according to act of assembly in Such cases made as foll viz.t John Ward late of Kent County afd planter . alis Dics John Ward of Kent County Planter was Summoned to Answer unto . John Jobson of a plea that he render him ye full and just Sum of Two Thou:   :Sand pounds of good Sound Merchantable leafe Tobacco in Cask to Containe ye. Same of ye value of eight pounds Six Shillings & eight pence Sterling money which he unjustly detains . And whereupon ye Said John Jobson by Thomas Bowne his attry Saith that whereas ye afd John Ward ye Twenty . Seventh day of of 7ber Anno Domini Seventeen hundred & fourteen at ye Parish of S.t Paul in Kent County afd within ye Jurisdiciõn of this Court by his certain Bill obligatory which ye Sd John Ward Sealed with his Seale and as his deed delivered herein Court brought ye date whereof is ye. Same day and year afd did bind and oblige himselfe to pay or cause . to be paid to ye afd John Jobson the afd full and Just Sum of two thousand pounds of good Sound Merchantable leafe Tobacco in Cask to Containe ye Same of ye afd Value of Eight pounds Six Shilings & eight pence Sterling money Convenient either in Kent County afd or in Cæcil County when thereunto afterwards required Yet~. ye afd John Ward altho’ often required ye afd two thousand pounds of Tobacco unto ye afd. John Jobson according to ye tenour of ye afd Bill hath not rendered or paid but ye Same two thousand pounds of Tobacco to ye Said John Jobson to render or pay ye Said John Ward hitherto hath denied & got denys to - ye damage of ye Said John Jobson twelve pounds Sterling money and . thereupon he brings Sute &ca. T: Bowne pr Querr Plegs &ca. John Doe & Rd Roe . And the Said Deft~ being Called Came and in his proper person appeared and the Sd Plt~ by his afd Attry Prays that the Said Deft~. might give . Speciall bayle to the afd Accõn which is granted and that he be kept in Safe Custody by the Sherf of Said County untill he Shall give Special bayle |
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