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March Court
1726 236 upon the Case &a And whereupon ye sd Jos: by Levin Gale his attry Complaines that whereas ye said Mary ye first day of Novem Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred & twenty Six at Somrsett County afd within ye Jur of this Court was Indebted unto ye sd Jos: in Eight hundred & Seven pounds of Tob.o as by acct hereunto annexed may appear and being so thereof Indebted ye Said Mary in Consideration thereof the day & year afd at ye place afd upon herselfe did assume & to ye sd Jos: then & there did faithfully promisse yt She the said Mary ye sd Eight hundred & Seven pd.s of Tob.o to ye sd Joseph where She should be thereunto requested She would well & faithfully pay & Content & altho ye sd Mary three hundred & Nineteen pd.s of Tob.o Pcell of the said Debt to ye said Joseph She hath that she paid & Satisfied yett as to ye residue thereof being four hundred & eighty eight pd.s of Tob.o ye sd Mary her promisse & assumption afd in forme afd made Nothing regarding but plotting & fraudulently Intending ye sd Joseph in yt part Craftilly & Subtilly to deceive & Defraud ye sd four hundred & eighty eight pd.s of Tob.o to ye sd Jos: hath not paid altho' ye sd Same to doe ye said Mary was often thereunto requested but ye same to him hitherto to pay hath refused & still doth refuse & Deny to the Damage of the said Joseph of Nine hundred & Seventy Six pds of Tob.o & thereupon he Brings Suite &a L Gale P Quer pledges Jno Doe R Roe
Mary Godwin with the Writt in the plea afd &a Att which said third tuesday of March to witt the twenty first day of the same month anno Dom one thousand Seven hundred & twenty six being the day of the return of the said Writt Cometh ye afd Jos: MaClester by his attry afd & the sherr of Somrsett County to whome ye foregoing Writt was Directed Likewise Cometh & Maketh return thereof to the Court here Endorsed in these Words following vizt Cepi Corpus decln Delivered in time p me Fran Allen sherr And the said Mary Godwin being present here in Court is at ye prayer of the Plfts attry afd adjudged to give Speciall Bayle to ye action afd thereupon a Certain Michael Godwin Late of Somrsett County Planter present herein Court undertakes for ye Said Mary Godwin yt if in Case ye afd Joseph MaClester Shall recover Judgm.t in ye plea afd against the afd Mary Godwin or yt ye said Mary Godwin shall be therein Convict yt then she ye said Mary Godwin shall pay the Condemnation of the Court thereupon or render her Body to the Costody of the sher of Somrsett County in satisfaction thereof or yt he ye said Michaell Godwin will do it for him her &a Whereupon ye afd Mary Godwin by Geo: Dashiell her attry Comes & defends the force & Injury when &a and saith yt he Cannot gainsay ye action afd nor but yt she did assume upon herselfe in Manner in Manner & forme as ye afd Jos: MaClester above against her hath Complained nor Can he say but yt ye afd Jos: (MaClester) |
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