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315 March Court 1717 next Court vizt. the Eighteenth day of March the Same Year last mentioned the day of return of Said writ Came Simon Wilmer Gent high Sherf of Said County and made return thereof in these words thereon Endorsed as folls vizt Cepi Corpus pr S:Wilmer Sherf. and a Decln being fild in Said Accõn and a Copy thereof Served therewith According to Act of Assembly in Such Case made was as followeth vizt Kent County Ss John Jones of Kent County Planter Stands attached to Answer unto Samuell Phillips of Sd County Planter of a plea of Trespass of the Case . . and whereupon the afd Plt by . Thomas Bowne his attry Complaineth for that whereas the afd Deft the Twenty first day of May in the year of our Lord Christ one Thousand Seven hundred and fifteen at St. Pauls Parish~ in Kent County within the Jurisdiciõn of this Court was Indebted to the Same Plt. in the full and just Sume of ffour hundred fifty Eight pounds of good Sound Merchantable Tobacco for the like Sume of Tobacco for divers goods and Merchandizes Sold and delivered to the Said Deft and for divers Services done by the afd Plt before that time for the afd Deft and to the proper use and behoofe of the afd Deft and So thereof being indebted the afd Deft. In Consideration thereof afterwards vizt. the afd Twenty first day of May in the Year afd at the Parish County & Jurisdiciõn afd upon himselfe assumed & to the Said Plt then and there last mentioned faithfully promised that the Said Deft the afd Sume of ffour hundred and ffifty Eight pounds of good Sound Merchantable Tobacco to the afd Plt. when thereunto required would well and truly pay & Content And that whereas also the afd Deft. afterwards vizt. the third day of March in the Year of our Lord Christ one Thousand Seven hundred and Sixteen at the parish County & Jurisdiciõn afd In Consideration that the afd Plt. at the Speciall Instance and request of the afd Deft would pay to a certain Abraham Ambrose to his the Said Defts use four Bushells of Merchantable Indian Corne upon himselfe Assumed and to the Said Plt. then and there last mentioned faithfully promised that he the Said Deft~ So much Merchantable Tobacco as the afd^[Plt?]for the paying four Bushells of Indian Corn Should reasonably deserved to the Said Plt when thereunto he the Said Deft Should be required would well and truly pay and Content And the afd Plt. Indeed Saith that afterwards - vizt. the afd third day of March in the Year of our Lord Christ Seventeen hundred and Sixteen at the Parish County and Jurisdiciõn afd he the Said Plt. paid to the afd Abraham Ambrose the afd ffour bushells of Indian Corne |
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