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June Court
1724
208 And the said James Nichols by Levin Gale his attorney Comes and defends the force & Injury when &c and prays Leave to Imparle hereunto untill the next Court and he hath it and ye same day is given to the plft also Att which said next Court to witt the sixteenth day of June ann Dom One thousand seven hundred and twenty four Comes again as well the said plft as the said deft by their attorneys afd and same attorney of the said deft says that he is not Informed by the same deft his Clyant of any answer for the same deft to the afd Plft in the plea afd to be given and nothing Else thereof says by which the same plft Remaines against the afd Deft thereof undefended &c of whereof the said Thomas Robins his damages by occasion of the premises afd against the said James Nichols ought to recover thereupon at the prayer of the Attorney of ye said Thomas Robins and by the Consent of the attorney of the said James Nichols for the Justices to assess ye Damages of the said Thomas Robins by occasion of the premisses afd according to act of assembly in Such Case made and Provided the said Justices due having duely & Materially Considered ye Premisses do say that the said Thomas Robins hath sustained noe damages by him the said James Nichols &c Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here the same day & year Last mentioned that ye said Thomas Robins take Nothing by his writt and decl.n afd but be in mercy for his falce Clamour and that the said James Nichols go thereof without day &c and also it is Considered by the Justices that ye said James Recover against the said Thomas Robins the sum of seven hundred & fifty (705) 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 & Expended according to the form of the statute in such Case Lately made and provided with stay of Exn till august Court Next
seven hundred and twenty three at a Certain Place Called Dorchester County viz.t at Stepney Parish in Somrsett County within the Jurisdiction of this Court in Consideration that the said John then and there at the Speciall Instance and request of the said William would Lend to him the said William one Gray horse of the price of twelve pounds Curr.t money of his ^ye^ said John to ride from Dorchester County afd to a hous of a Certain Peter Sharp in Talbott County upon himselfe did assume and to the Said John then and there did faithfully promise that he the said William the said horse to the said John in good order would Redeliver Immediately after the performance of the Journey afd from Dorchester County afd to the house of the said Peter Sharp in talbott County and so directly back again and the said John in fact saith that giveing Creditt to the promise and assumption afd of the said William he did Lend then & there ye horse afd to ye said William for ye goeing the Journey afd Nevertheless the said William his promise and assumption afd in form afd made Nothing regarding but plotting & fraudulently Intending ye (said) |
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