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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1723-1725
Volume 839, Page 109   View pdf image
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August Court                1723                                   109
       Somersett County in the province of maryland Gentl attorney in fact to the right honourable Margarett
       Lady Baltemore Widdow and Exrx of the Last will and testament of the Right honourable Charles
       absolute Lord and proprietary of the provinces of maryland and avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &.c
       Lately decd am held and firmly Bound unto Thomas Layfield of the said County Gentl in the full and
       Just Sum of One thousand four hundred and Ninty six pounds of good sound merchantable Leafe tobacco
       and ^in^ Cask to Contain the Same to be paid unto the said Thomas Layfeild his heirs Exrs admrs or assignes
       to which payment well and truely to be made I bind my selfe my heirs Exrs and admrs firmly by these
       presents sealed with my Seall dated the 20.th day of august Ann Dom 1723
    The Condition of the above Obligation is such that Whereas the said John Caldwell as attorney in
    fact for the said Right honourable Margarett Lady Baltemore hath appealed from A Judgm.t upon
    the verdict of a Jury found against her the said Lady Baltemore on the Behalfe of the said Thomas Layfield
    this present twentieth day of august at the County Court of his Lordships held for Somersett County afd
    at dividing Creek if therefore the said John Caldwell on Behalfe of the said Margarett Lady Baltemore
    shall pursue the direction of the act for regulating Writts of Error and Granting appeales at the next   
    Provinciall Court to be held at Annapolis for the province of Maryland the second tuesday in
    September next and prosecute the same appeall with Effect and also satisfie and pay the said
    Thomas Layfield his Exrx admrs or assignes in Case the said Judgm.t shall be affirmed as well such
    Costs as shall be adjudged by the County Court afd as also al Cost and damages that shall be awarded
    by the Provinciall Court before whom the same appeall shall be heard tryed and determined
    as afd then the above Obligation to be void and of None Effect or Else to be and remain in full
    force power and vertue                                                                                    John Caldwell  (seal)
    Sealed & Delivered in Prsence of us
                            Jno Elzey
                                  Hugh Porter



F: A:  John Rider
              ag.t
G. D: John Layton
 Sommersett County fs John Layton of Stepney Parish in the County of Somersett planter
was attached to answer unto John Rider of a plea of trespass upon the Case &.c
And whereupon the same John Rider by Francis Allen his attorney Complaines that whereas
    the afd John Layton the Ninth day of may in the Year of Our Lord God One thousand seven hundred and
    twenty at Sommersett County and within the Jurisdiction of this Court was Indebted unto the afd John Rider in the
    sum of two pounds seven shillings and three pence Lawfull money of maryland for divers good wares
    and merchantdizes by the same John Rider unto the afd John Layton before that time there at the Speciall
    Instance and request of the same John Layton before that time there sold and delivered as by an acco.t
    thereof here in Court here in Court ready to be produced may appear and so thereof being Indebted the afd
    John Layton afterwards to witt the same Ninth day of may in the year afd at the County afd and
                                                                                                                                           (w.thin)



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