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294 June Court 1719 makes return thereof Endorsed Cepi Corpus pr Simon Wilmer Sherf Kent County Maryland Ss John Ashmore of Kent County Blacksmith ali dicts John Ashmore of Elke River in Sisiel County in Maryland Smith was Summoned to answer unto Harman Kanky of a plea that he render him the full and Just Summe of ten pounds fourteen Shillings Currant money of the province of Maryland which to him he oweth and from him unjustly de taines &c And Whereupon the afd Plt by Thomas Bowne his attorney Saith that whereas the afd Deft the twenty fifth day of March in the Year of our Lord Christ one thousand Seven hundred & Seventeen at St pauls parish in Kent County within the Jurisdiction of this Court by his Certain Writing Obligatory which he the Said Deft Sealed with his Seall and as his Deed delivered herein to Court brought whose date is the same day and year afd Granted himself holden and firmly bound unto the afd Plt in the said full and Just Sume of Ten pounds fourteen Shillings Currant money of the Province of Maryland to be paid unto the afd Plt when thereunto he Should be required Yett the afd Deft altho often Required the afd. Summe of ten pounds fourteen Shillings Currant money afd to the afd Plt hath not paid but that to the Same Plt to render or pay he the said Deft hitherto hath denyed and Still doth deny to the Damage of the Said Plt five pounds of like money afd & thereupon he brings Suit &ca TBowne pr Quer plds Jno Doe & Rd Roe Whereupon the afd Plt not liveing in the County Mr Thomas Bowne Attorney for the said Plt present here in Court Undertakes for the payment of the Costs and Charges to the Said Deft in the accõn afd provided the said Deft Shall appear and answer unto the sd Plt in the afd Accõn and the said Plt Shall be non Suit therein And whereupon at the prayer of the Plt by his Attorney afd the Deft is adjudged to give Special Bail to the accõn afd that the Sher of Sd County keep the sd Seft in Safe Custody untill he Shall give Special bail as afd Thereupon Wm Mackey of Kent County Joyner and Thomas Garrett of Kent County Planter present here in Court Undertake Joyntly and Severally for the sd Deft that in Case the Said Harman Kanky Shall Recover Judgemt in the plea afd against him the said John Ashmore or that he the said John Ashmore Shall be therein Con vict that then the said John Ashmore Shall pay the Condemnation of the Court thereupon or render his Body unto the Custody of the Sherf of Said County in Satisfaction thereof or that they the said William Mackey and Thomas Garnett^or one of themwill do the same for him And the sd Deft in his proper person Comes and Defends the force and Injury when &ca And Says that he Cannot Gainsay the Plt afd his accõn so as afd against him brought Nor Can he Say but that the Above mentioned Writing Obligatory was his act and Deed and is willing that Judgemt pass for the Debt afd to the Sume of Ten pounds fourteen Shils Currant money of Maryland with Costs of Suit thereon accrueing which the said Plt doth not gainsay Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here this Twentyeth day of June anno Domi one thousand Seven hundred and Nineteen afd That the afd Harman Kanky Recover agst the afd John Ashmore as well the afd Sum of Ten pounds fourteen Shill< s Currant money afd his Debt afd in form afd Confessd as also the Sum of Two hundred fifty four pounds of Tobo. by the said Justices adjudged to him for his Costs and Charges by him about his Suit in this behalf Laid out and Expended and the Deft in mercy &ca. Jas Smith Clk |
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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1718-1720
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