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August Court 1718 119 Chano if he Should be found in his Bailywick and him Safe keep So that he have his body before his Said Lord Ships Justices of the next Court to be held at our Court house in the Town of Chester in Said County to Answer unto James Heth of a plea that he render him the Summe of Seven—— hundred and Eighty pounds Tobacc of the value of Seven pounds tenn— Shillings Sterl money which from him he unjustly detains &ca. And that he have then and there the Said writ &ca. Att which Said next Court vizt. the Nineteenth day of August the Same Year last mentioned the day of the 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 Declaration being fild when Said writ Issued forth and a Copy thereof Served therewith according to Act of Assembly in— Such Case made was as folls vizt Kent County Ss Henry Chanell of Kent County Planter alis Dics Henry Chano was Summoned to Answer unto James Heath of a plea that he render thim the Sume of Seven hundred and Eighty Seven pounds of Tobacco of the value of Seven pounds Tenn Shillings 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 Sixteenth day of December in the Year of our Lord Christ one Thousand Seven hundred and Seventeen at St. Pauls Parish in Kent County within the Jurisdiciõn of this Court by his Certain writing — obligatory which he the Said Deft Sealed with his Seale and as his deed delivered hereinto Court brought the date whereof is the Same day and year afd bound himselfe to pay unto the afd Plt. the afd Sume of — Seven hundred and Eighty pounds Tobacco of the afd value of Seven pounds tenn Shillings Sterling money being for the Rent of the then Dwelling Plantation of the Said Deft due and Ending the first day of November last past when thereunto required Yet the afd Deft altho’ often required the afd Summe of Seven hundred and Eighty Seven pounds of Tobacco to the Said Plt. hath not paid but that to him to render or pay hitherto hath denied and Still doth deny and unjustly detain to the Damage of him the Said Plt fifteen pounds Sterling money and thereupon he brings Sute &ca. TBowne pr Quer plds Jno Doe & Rd Roe The afd Deft. being called came And the afd Plt. by Thomas Bowne his attry prays that the afd Deft may give Special baile to the afd Accõn which is granted After which John Browne and James Reyley both of Said County and here in Court cometh and they Acknowledge them Selves |
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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1718-1720
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