Archives of Maryland, Volume 0767, Page 0078 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1716-1718

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1716-1718

   78                                   Nov^br. Court 1716
   gainsay y^e Accõn afd nor but that y^e writing obligatory above mentioned is
   his Act & deed and that he oweth the Said Plt~ y^e Sume afd Debt and is
   willing that Judgment Should be entred for y^e Same & Cost thereon accruing
   Therefore it is Considered by the Court here viz^t this Twenty Second
   day of Novemb^r. Annoque Domini one Thousand Seven hundred and
   Sixteen That the Said Plt~ William Frisby do Recover against the
   Said Deft Christopher Rye as well the Sume of Three Thousand Three
   hundred and Eighty pounds of Tob^o. Debt as also the Sume of four hundred
   and Nine 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 &c^a.
                                                                            —— Jam^s Smith Clk ~~

William Frisby Sher^f	\|	d^t. 6980^lb Tob^o. returnd Endorsed Cepi Corpus p^r
——	\|	W.^m Ringgold Cor^r. And now at this Court the S^d
a^t	\|	Deft being called Came And the S^d Plt by
George Hill — —	\|	Thomas Bowne his att^ry prays that the

   S^d George may give Special bayle to the above accõn which is granted .
   and that William Ringgold Gent- one of y^e Coroners of this County keep the afd
   George in safe Custody untill he Shall give Special bayle as afd ——

Richard Smithers &	\|	Commanded it was to the Sherf of Kent County the
Ux^r Ex^xr Jn^o Carvill dec^d	\|	twenty first day of August in the Second Year of the
a^t	\|	Dominion of Charles absolute Ld & Proprietarie of
Benjamin Griffiths	\|	the Province of Maryland and Avalon Ld Baron of .

   Baltemore &c^a. That he take Benjamin Griffiths of Kent County Taylor
   ali^s Dic^s Benjamin Griffith of Kent County in the Province aforesaid
   Tayler if he Should be found in his bailiwick & him Safe keep So that he -
   have his body before the Justices of our next County Court to be held at our Court~
   house in the Town of Chester in Said County to Answer unto Richard Smithers
   and Mary his wife late called Mary Carvill Exec^rx of y^e last will & Testament.
   of John Carvill late of Kent County Gent deceased of a plea that he render to them
   the Just & full Sum of one Thousand pounds of Tobacco and the full and Just~.
   Sume of four hundred and forty pounds of good Sound bright Merchantable
   neat leafe Tobacco clear of ground leaves & all other trash every way well~
   qualified and in good well Seasoned Casque to Contain y^e Same of y^e value of -
   one hundred & twenty Shillings Sterling money which he unjustly detains and
   that he have then and there the Said writ~ &c^a. . Att which Said next Co^rt
   viz.^t the twentieth day of Novemb.^r the Same year last mentioned the
   day of return of Said writ Came William Frisby Gent high Sherf of of. ..
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