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August Court
1726
163 Whereupon the said Thomas Timmons in his Own proper person Came into Court and thereupon the Said Thomas Timmons at the prayer of the afd Joseph MccClester by his attorney afd is adjudged to give Speciall Bail to the action afd thereupon a Certain Francis Timmons of Somersett County Planter present here in Court undertakes for the said Thomas Timons that in Case the Said Joseph MccClester shall Recover Judgm.t in the plea afd against the afd Thomas Timmons or that the said Thomas Timmons shall be therein Convict that then he the Said Thomas Timmons shall pay the Condemnation of the Court thereupon or render his Body to the Custody of the Sherr of Somersett County in Satisfaction thereof or that he the said Francis Timmons will do it for him Whereupon the said Thomas Timmons in his Own Proper person Cometh and defendeth the force and Injury when &c and Saith that he Cannot gainsay but that he did promise & assume upon himselfe in manner and form as the afd Joseph by his declaration afd above supposed nor Can he Say but that the Said Joseph Ought to recocover his damages by occasion of the non performance of the promise and assumption afd to five hundred and Sixty two pounds of tob.o and Costs of Suite which the said plft doth not gainsay Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here the Sixteenth day of august anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and twenty six afd that the afd Joseph MccClester recover against the afd Thomas Timmons as well the Sum of five hundred and Sixty two pounds of tob.o his damages afd in form afd Confessed as also the Sum of three hundred and Twenty 329 Nine pounds of tobo for his Costs and Charges by him about his Suite in that part Expended ^to^ the Same Joseph by the Court here of his assent adjudged and the afd deft in Mercy &c
hundred and twenty five at Somersett County within the Jurisdiction of this Court was Indebted to the afd Joseph in the Sum of four hundred and fifty seven pounds of tobacco as by acco.t here within Court produced may appear and so thereof being Indebted the said Francis in Consideration thereof afterwards to witt the Same day and year afd at the County afd within the Jurisdiction afd upon himselfe assumed and to the Said Joseph then and there faithfully promised that he when afterwards he Should be thereto requested he the said Sum of (four) |
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