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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1723-1725
Volume 839, Page 172   View pdf image
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    March Court            1723               172
Francis Allen prays that the said Robert Martin to his plea afd may answer But the said Robert Martin
altho' Solemnly Called Comes not nor to the plea of the said Francis answereth nor is his writt against ye
said Francis further prosecuted
                      Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here the seventeenth day of march ann Dom one
thousand seven hundred and twenty three afd that the said Robert Martin take Nothing by his writt
afd but that he and his pledges of Prosecuting that is John Doe & Richard Roe be in Mercy &c and of
the said francis Allen goe thereof without day and also it is Considered by the Justices that the said
Francis Allen recover against the said Robert Martin as well the sume of Two hundred & thirty
(232)   two         pounds of tobacco by the Court here adjudged unto him for his Costs and Charges by
him about his defence in this Behalfe Laid Out and Expended according to the form of the Statute &c


LG:    Levin Covington
                     agt
GD:    John Evans
 Somersett County fs:    John Evans Senr Late of Stepney Parish in the County afd
Planter was attached to answer unto Levin Covington of a plea of trespass upon the
Case &c        And whereupon the same Levin Covington by Levin Gale his attorney
       Complaines that whereas the afd John Evans the twenty sixth day of January one thousand seven hundred
and                                                               at the parish afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court was Indebted
unto the said Levin Covington seven hundred and fifty good pipe staves for divers goods
wears and merchantdizes and so thereof being Indebted the said John in Consideration thereof
afterwards vizt the same day and year at the parish afd within the afd Jurisdiction upon himselfe
assumed and to the said Levin Covington then and there faithfully promised that he when afterwards
he should be thereunto Requested the afd seven hundred & fifty good pipe staves to the said Levin
Covington he would well and faithfully Content and pay Nevertheless the said John his promise and
assumption afd in form afd made Little regarding but plotting and fraudulently Intending the said
Leving Covington in that part to defraud & deceive the afd seven hundred & fifty pipe staves or any
part thereof to the said Levin Covington (altho' the said John afterwards vizt the         day of
one thousand seven hundred &                     at the parish afd within the afd Jurisdiction was thereunto
requested) hath not paid or him for it in any ways Contented but he the same hitherto to do hath
altogether refused and still doth refuse whereby the said Levin Covington says he is the worse and
hath damage to ye value of fifteen hundred pipe staves and thereof he Brings this Suite &c
                                                                      L Gale P Quer Pledges &c Jno Do Ri Roe
    And the said John Evans by George Dashiell his attorney Comes & defends the force & Injury when &c and
prays Leave to Imparl hereunto untill the Next Court and he hath it and the same day is given to the
plft also                  Att which said next Court to witt the Ninteenth day of Novem ann Dom One thousand
seven hundred & twenty three Come again the said partys by their attorneys afd and the said deft by his
said attorney prays further Leave to Imparle hereunto untill the next Court and he hath it &
the same day is given to the plft also           Att which said next Court to witt the seventeenth day
                                                                                                                                  (of)


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