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March Court 1716 194 ye Said William when thereunto required would well and truly pay & Content Yet~. the afd Frances her Promises and assumptions afd in forme afd made little regarding but fraudulently Intending the Said William in that behalfe to deceive the afd two hhds of Tobacco to the Said William altho’ afterwards viz the tenth day of 9.ber Anno Domini Seventeen hundred & Sixteen & often after She was at the Parish afd in the County afd in the Jurisdiciõn afd thereto required hath not paid repaid or made any Content for ye Same but that the Said Two hogsheads of Tobacco to pay or Content the Said Frances hitherto hath denied and yet denys to the Damage of the Said William the value of five pounds Sterling money and thereupon he brings Sute &ca. TBowne pr Querr plegs &ca. John Doe and Richard Roe And the afd Deft by John Roberts her attorney appeared to the above Accõn and pleaded as folls vizt Plea And the Said Frances Crawford by John Roberts her attorney comes and defends the force and Injury when~ &ca. and for plea Saith She did assume upon herself in Such manner and forme as the Plt in his Decln above against her hath Supposed and of this She for tryall puts herself upon the Country Roberts for Deft. And the Plt in like manner TBowne pr Querr After which Came into Court the afd Deft by her afd Attry and Saith that She Cannot gainsay the accõn afd of the Said - Plt. nor but that She is indebted the hhds Tobo in the above Decln mentioned Containing five hundred pounds of Tobacco and is willing that Judgment Shall be entred for the Same and Cost thereon accruing : Therefore it is Considered by the Court here viz This twenty third day of March Anno Domini Seventeen hundred & Sixteen That the afd Plt William Ringgold do Recover against the Said Deft~ Frances Crawford as well the afd Sume of five hundred - pounds of Tobacco Damages as also the Sume of four hundred twenty one pounds of Tobacco Cost by the afd Plt about his Suite in this behalfe Expended and by the Court here of his assent adjudged and the Said Deft~ in mercy &ca- Jams Smith Clk
keep So that he have his body before his Said Lord Ships Justices of the next Court to be held at our Court house in the Town of Chester in Said County to Answer unto Hans Hanson of a plea that he render to him |
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