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March Court 1717 352 County Sst. John Sutton of Kent County planter otherwise called John Sutton of Kent County Carpenter was Summoned to Answer unto Giles Bond Mariner of a plea that he render unto him the full & Just Quantity of~ one Thousand three hundred and fourty pounds of Clean every well Conditioned Tobo. wth Casque to Containe the Same of the value of thirteen pounds three Shillings and four pence Currant Silver money of the afd Province of Maryland which from him he unjustly detains &ca. And Whereupon the Same Giles by James Earle his attry Says that Whereas the afd John Sutton the twenty fourth day of August Anno Domini One Thousand Seven hundred & fourteen at Chester new Town in Kent County afd and within ye Jurisdiciõn of this Court by his certain bill obligatory with the Seale of the Said John Sealed acknowledged himselfe to owe & Stand indebted to the afd Giles in the afd Sum or Quantity of one Thousand three hundred & forty pounds of Tobo. qualified and Conditioned as afd in Caske to Contains ye Same as afd to be paid to ye Same Giles Convenient in Chester River by or before ye. tenth day of November next Ensuing the afd Twenty fourth day of August in ye Year Seventeen hundred & fourteen afd and for ye performance thereof the afd John Sutton did bind himselfe his heires Executors & Administrators firmly by the Same bill Nevertheless the afd John altho’ often requested the afd Sume of one Thousand three hundred and fourty pounds of Tobo qualified and Conditioned as afd in Cask Convenient as afd to Containe the Same of the afd value of thirteen pounds three Shillings & four pence Currant Silver money afd to the afd Giles hath not paid but the Same to him to pay hitherto hath refused and Still doth refuse to the Damage of the Said Giles Twenty pounds Currant Silver money afd and therefore he brings this Sute &ca. and also brings into Court ye bill obligatory afd whose date is the day and year first above written which Testifi: :eth the debt afd &ca James Earle pr Querr pls &ca Jno Do Richd Roe And the Said Deft being Called came And the Said Plt by his attry afd prays that the Said Deft may give Special baile to the afd Accõn which is granted After which Michael Hacket~. of Said County here in Court cometh and acknowledged himselfe as Special baile in the afd Accon (that is to Say) He doth undertake the |
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