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March Court 1726
242 Att which said third tuesday of march then nextto witt ye 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 the afd Jos: MaClester by his attry afd & the Sher of Somrsett Co.ty to whome the foregoing Writt was Directed Likewise Cometh & Maketh return thereof to ye Court here Endorsed in these Words Following vizt Cepi Corpus Decl Delivered in time p me Francis Allen Sher And the said Michael Holland ^being^ present here in Court is at ye prayer of the Plfts attry afd adjudged to give Special Bail to ye action afd thereupon a Certain James Dickenson Late of Somrsett County Planter undertakes for the afd said Michael Holland yt if in Case ye afd Jos: MaClester shall recover Judgm.t in ye plea afd against ye afd Michaell Holland or yt he ye said Michael Holland Shall be therein Convict yt then he is ye said Michael Holland Shall be to pay the Condemnation of the Court thereupon or render his Body to ye Custody of ye Sher of Somrsett County in Satisfaction thereof or yt he ye said James Dickenson will do it for him &a Whereupon the afd Michael Holland in his own proper person Comes & Defends the force & Injury when &a & saith yt he Cannot gainsay ye action afd nor but yt he did assume upon himselfe in manner & forme as ye afd Jos: MaClester ^above of him hath Complained nor Can he say but that the afd Joseph MaClester^ hath sustained Dam by occasion of ye Nonperformance of his promisse & assumption afd too six hundred & sixty five pd.s of tob.o & the same Decl.n in all ye words before Expressly Confesseth &a Therefore it is Considered yt ye said Jos: MaClester Recover against ye afd Michael Holland as well ye sum of six hundred & Sixty five pd.s of Tob.o his Damages afd by him in his Decl.n above supposed as also ye 321 sum of three hundred & Twenty one pounds of Tob.o for his Costs & Charges by him about his suite in yt part Expended to the same Joseph by ye Court here of his assent adjudged and the afd Deft in Mercy &z
Creek the third tuesday of march then Nextto answer unto Jos: MaClester of a plea of Trespass upon the Case &a and that thereof he should not fail &a And ye afd Jos: MaClester by Levin Gale his attry Declared against ye afd James Russell in ye plea afd as followeth vizt Somrsett fs James Russell Late of Somrsett County Planter was attached to answer unto Jos: MaClester of a plea of Trespass upon the Case &a And whereupon ye same Jos: by Levin Gale his attry Complaines yt whereas the afd James the tenth day of Novem.r anno Dom one thousand Seven hundred & twenty Six was Indebted to ye afd Jos: in the sum of eight hundred & sixty three p.ds of Tob.o as by acc.t herewith in Court produced may appear & so thereof being Indebted the said James in Consideration thereof afterwards to witt ye same day & year afd at ye County afd & with in the afd Jur upon himselfe assumed & to the said Jos: then & there faithfully promissed yt he when afterwards he should be thereto requested he ye afd sum of eight hundred & sixty three p.ds of Tob.o to the same Jos: woud well & faithfully Content & pay Nevertheless ye sd James his promisse & assumption (afd) |
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