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542 August Court 1720 . faithfully promised that he the said Deft. the afd. Sum or Quantity of six hundred po[unds] of Merchantable Tobacco to the said pltf when thereunto afterwards he should be required would well and truely pay and Content Nevertheless the afd Deft. his promises and as= sumptions afd. in form afd. made in no wise regarding but plotting and fraudu[=] lently Intending the afd Pltf in this behalf Craftily and Cunningly to deceive and defraud the afd. Sums or Quantitys of merchantable Tobacco in the whole amou[n=] ting unto twelve hundred pounds of Merchantable Tobacco or any part thereof to the said pltf hath not paid nor in any wise made Content altho to do the same the afd Deft afterwards vizt. the sixteenth day of Aprile in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and nineteen at the parish County and Jurisdiction afd. and often afterwards by the said pltf. was thereunto required but that to [him] to pay or Content hitherto hath refused and still doth refuse to the dama[ge] of him the said pltf two thousand four hundred pounds of merchantable [tobacco] and there upon he brings Suit &c Jno: Doe } Dr DMacbride pr Querr plds & } 1718 } John King febry. 26} To Ballance of account Settled this day 600 Errors Excepted pr Wm Mackey And the afd. Deft. in his proper person Comes and Defends the force and Injury when &c. and prays leave to imparle thereto and to answer at next Court and he hath it, and the same day is given to the pltf also At which said next Court Vizt. the 21st day of June anno Domi 1720 Came as well the said pltf by his attorney afd. as also the said Deft in his proper person and Rule is given to the said Deft. to plead, and that he put in his plea to the afd. action Ten days after Court otherwise Judgement to be rendered in the afd Action against the said Deft. for want of a plea, and thereupon the same is Continued untill next Court At which said next Court vizt. the 16th: day of August anno Domi 1720 afd. Came as well the afd. pltf by his attorney afd. as also the said Deft. in his proper person and no plea being put in to the said accõn by the afd Deft according to the Rule afd. but he the said Deft. haveing therein made Default whereby the afd. Pltf remains against the said Deft. without Defence. Therefore It is Con[=] sidered by the Court here vizt. the 17th: day of August anno Domi 1720 that the said William Mackey Recover against the said John King as well the Summ of Six hundred pounds of Tobacco Damages as also the Sum of Two hundred and thirty Two pounds of Tobacco by the Court here 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 &c Jams Smith Clk
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