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March Court 1717 356 Bellowes of Kent County Planter was Summoned to answer unto - William Fitz Redmond of a plea that he render him the full and neat Quantity of Eight hundred pounds of Tobacco of the value of Eight pounds Sterling money which from him he unjustly detains &ca.. . . And Whereupon the afd Plt~ by Thomas Bowne his attry Saith that Whereas the afd Deft~ the Twenty third day of Febry in the Year of our Lord Christ One Thousand Seven hundred & fourteen at St. Pauls Parish in Kent County within the Jurisdiciõn of this Court by his certain writing obligatory within the Jurisdiciõn of this Court his Seale and as his deed delivered hereinto Court brought the date whereof is the Same day and Year afd granted himselfe holden and firmly bound unto the afd Plt. in the afd full and Neat Quantity of Eight hundred pounds of Tobacco of the afd value of Eight pounds Sterling money to be paid unto the Said Plt when thereunto required Yet the afd Deft~ altho’ often required the afd Sume of Eight hundred pounds of Tobacco to the Said Plt hath not paid but that to him to render or pay the Said Deft~. hitherto hath denied and Still doth denie & unjustly detaine to the damage of him the Said Plt. Sixteen pounds Sterling money and thereupon he brings Sute &ca. TBowne pr Querr Pledges &ca. Jno Doe Richd&Roe And the Said Deft appears to the above Accõn and Saith that he Cannot gainsay the Accõn afd of him the Said Plt. nor but that the writing obligatory above mentioned is his Act and deed and is willing that Judgment Should be entered and Cost thereon accruing: Therefore it is Considered by the Court here vizt. this Twentieth day of March~ Anno Domini One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventeen That the afd. Plt. William Fitz Redmond do recover against the Said Deft~ Francis Bellowes as well the afd Sume of Eight hundred pounds of Tobacco Debt as also the Sume of Two hundred and fifty five pounds of Tobacco Cost by the afd Plt about his Sute in this behalfe Expended and by the Court here of his assent adjudged And the Said Deft~ in Mercy Jams Smith Clk~
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