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242 March Court 1718
Said Lord Ships Justices of the next County Court to be held at our Court house in the Town of Chester in Said County to answer unto Edward Hall of a plea of Trespass upon the Case and that he have then and there the Said writ &ca. . Att which Said next Court vizt. the Eighteenth day of November 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 Simon Wilmer Sherf and the afd Deft by Michl. Howard his attry appeared to the afd Accõn and prayd liberty thereof to imparle thereto and to answer at next Court which was granted the Same day was given the Plt in like manner Att which Said next Court vizt the Seventeenth day of March the Same year last mentioned The afd cause Standing for tryal came the afd Plt by Thomas Bowne his attry and the Said Deft by his afd attry and the afd Plt. by his afd Attry declares as folls vizt Kent County Ss William Woodland of Kent County Planter was attached to Answer unto Edward Hall of a plea of Trespass upon the Case And whereupon the afd Plt. by Thomas Bowne his attry Complains for that whereas ye afd Plt the twenty Seventh day of Aprill in the Year of our Lord Christ Seventeen hundred and Eighteen at S.t Pauls Parish in Kent County afd in the Jurisdiciõn of this Court was possessed of a Certain Gelding of a Sorrel Clour with a blasé in his face and of the price of fifteen pounds Sterling money as the proper Gelding of him the Said Plt. and So thereof being possessed the Same Plt the Said Gelding afterwards vizt the afd twenty Seventh day of Aprill in the Year afd at the Parish in the County and Jurisdiciõn afd out of his hands and possession Casually Lost which Said Gelding So lost afterwards vizt. the afd twenty Seventh day of Aprill in the Year afd at the Parish afd in the County & Jurisdiciõn afd into he hands and possession of the afd Deft by finding came Yet the afd Deft knowing the Gelding - afd to be the proper Gelding of him the Said Plt and to the Said Plt of right to belong and appertain Nevertheless Machinating and fraudu: :lently Intending the Said Plt in that behalf Craftily and Subtilly to deceive and defraud the Said Gelding to the Said Plt altho’ afterwds viz |
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