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259 Novembr. Court 1717 vizt. Cepi Corpus pr S:Wilmer Sherf . . And A Declaration — being filed when Said writ Issued forth and a Copy thereof— Served therewith According to Act of Assembly in Such Case made which was as folls vizt. Kent County Ss : George Gleaves Junr. of Kent County Planter Stands attached to Answer unto William Smith of a Plea of Trespass upon the Case And whereupon the aforesd William by Thomas Bowne his Attorney Complains for that whereas the aforesd William in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand Seven hundred and Seventeen and untill this time was att St Pauls Parish in Kent County att Sd Parish within the Jurisdiction of this Court an Approved Innholder and Ordinary keeper and as Such Sold vended and delivered to diverse Inhabitants of this Province and other persons diverse liquors and found and provided other Suitable Accommodations dureing which Said time of the Said Williams So keeping an Inn or Ordinary viz ye twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord Christ Seventeen hundred & Seventeen att St Pauls Parish in Kent County aforesd within the Jurisdiction of— this Court In Consideration that the Said William att the Speciall Instance and request of the aforesd George had then and there last mentioned Sold and delivered to the aforesd George to the proper use and behoofe of ye aforesd George diverse liquors in an Account hereto Annexed mentioned att ye Severall rates and prices in the Said Account Sett forth in the whole—— amounting unto the Summ of Six hundred and Seventy eight pounds of Merchantable Tobacco and the Said George upon himself Assumed and to the Said William then and there last mentioned faithfully promised that he the Said George the aforesd Six hundred and Seventy eight pounds of Merchantable Tobacco to the Said William when thereunto required, would well and truly pay and Content And that whereas also ye aforesd George afterwards vizt the aforesd twenty first day of August in the year—. aforesd att the Parish County and Jurisdiction aforesd in Consideration that the aforesd William att the like Speciall Instnace and Request of the aforesd George had then and there last mentioned Sold and delivered to the aforesd George to the proper Use and behoofe of the aforesd George diverse liquors in An Account hereto Annexed Specifically Sett forth upon— himself Assumed and to the Said William then and there last mentioned faithfully promised that he the Said George So much Merchantable Tobacco at the aforesd last mentioned liquors Sold and delivered as aforesd were att the time of the Sale and delivery thereof att reasonable rates and prices worth and amounted to unto the Said William when thereunto he the Said George Should be required would well and truly pay and Content. And the aforesd William Indeed Say’th that ye aforesd last mentioned liquors Sold and delivered as aforesd att the time of the Sale and delivery thereof att reasonable rates and prices were worth and amounted to the Summ of Six hundred and Seventy eight pounds of Merchantable Tobacco in ye manner as in the last Said Account Sett forth of which the Said George then and there last mentioned had Notice: Nevertheless the aforesd George his Severall promises and Assumptions aforesd in form aforesd minding but fraudulently Intending him the Said William in that behalf to deceive and defraud the aforesd Severall Summs of Tobacco in the whole amounting to the Summ of thirteen hundred and fifty Six pounds of Merchantable Tobacco to the Said William hath not paid Altho’ afterwards vizt: the aforesd twenty first day of August in ye year aforesd att the parish aforesd in the County and Jurisdiction aforesd he ye Said George was by the Said William thereunto required the aforesd thirteen hundred and fifty Six pounds of Tobacco hath not paid nor made Content for |
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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1716-1718
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