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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 4b   View pdf image
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       March Court            1727                    4

Horsey as well the sum of forty pounds Curr.t money his debt afd as also the sum of Nine hundred
(929)   and Twenty Nine                  pounds of tobo by the Court here adjudged unto him for
his Costs and damages sustained by occasion of the detention of the same debt & ye Deft in Mercy &c


LG:  John Donelson
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FA:  Roger Nicholson Jun
 Somersett fs:  Roger Nicholson Junr Late of Stepney Parish in the County afd
mariner was attached to answer unto John Donelson of a plea of trespass
upon the Case &c
                                                                                     And whereupon the same John by Levin Gale his
       attorney Complaines that whereas the same John is a good true faithfull and honest Subject of our
       Lord the King now and as such a Subject from the time of his Nativity hitherto hath always behaved
       himselfe and from all fornication Adultrys Bigamy's and fellonys or Such Like Kind of Crimes
       or Blott altogether five untouched & unattainted hath remained Nevertheless the afd Roger
       Not Ignorant (of the Premisses or) that the afd John was Married & had Long Before
       and Every since hath had a wife Residing and Inhabiting in the County afd But of his
       Mere Malice forethought plotting him the said John in his Good Name fame & reputation
       to hurt and Make worse and him the said John into Scandall and Infamy amongst
       his Neighbour's and Other faithfull subjects of Our Lord the King Now unworthily to
       Endure the tenth day of September Seventeen hundred and Twenty Three at Somersett County afd
       within the Jur of his Court Haveing Comunication & Speech with Certain Subjects of Our said
       Lord the King In their psents Did rehearse pronounce and with a high Voice publish there
       falce feigned scandelous & Malitious and Aprobrious words and Lyes following (vizt)
       he (the said John Speaking & Meaning) has a wife and Two Children in Barbadoes which
       Is as Much as to have said the same John has two wifes and further the Said Roger did ^then and there^ pronounce
       these words in the Presence of sd person vizt I (the same ^Roger^ speaking of himself) do not Value him
       (the said John again Speaking of and Meaning) for he the said John Meaning) is a Negro
       finking son of a Bitch which is as Much as to have said that the said John had Carnall Knowledge
       of Negrores where as the said John Never was Guilty of any such Crimes By reason of the Speaking
       of which falce Infamous Malitious and Scandalous words the said John is not only In his
       Good Name fame Credit Estimation & repute afd is Very Much hurt and Damnified But also
       is Lyable Innocently to Be brought Into Danger of his Life and suffering Corporall
       Punishment or Being fined and also the same John sundry sums of Mony for the
       Clearing of his Innocency in that part to Expend whereupon the said John Says he is worse &
       hath Damage to the Value of Fifty Pounds Curr Mony and thereof he Brings Suit
       &c                                                                Levin Gale P Quer Pledgs &c    John Doe
                                                                                                                            Richd Roe
                                                                                                    (and)


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