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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
Volume 841, Page 161   View pdf image
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           March Court      Ann.o    1728             161

And avalon Lord baron of Baltemore &.c  To the Sher of Somrsett Co.ty Greeting whereas Jno Henderson
Sen.r late of Coventry Parish in Somrsett Co.ty Planter lately in Our Court (to witt) the Seventeenth
day of March Anno Dom One thousand Seven Hundred & twenty three before Jos Gray Gent.m & his
associates then Our Justices of our Co.ty Co.t of Somrsett at Dividing Creek by Consideration of
the Same Court Recovered against James Feillett Docter of Physick thirteen Hundred pounds
of tob.o which to the Same Jno Henderson in Our Same Court & by the discretion of ye then
Justices of our Same Court were adjudged for his Costs & Charges which he Sustained for
that the afd James Feillett did not prosecute his Writt in a Certain plea of trespass upon ye
Case &.a by the Same James against the afd John in Our Same Court Impetrated According to
the form of the Statute thereof against Parties Plfts which their Writts in Such Manner
of pleas doe not prosecute or in the Same Should be precluded made & provided whereof he is
Convict as by the Record & process thereof in Our Same Court residing Manifestly appeareth
Nevertheless Execution of the Judgm.t afd as yett remaineth to be made as by the Insinuation
of the afd John we have Received & because we are Willing that those things which in our same
Court are rightfully Acted Ought to be duely Executed, We Command you that by honest &
Lawfull men of your Balywick you Make Known to the afd James that he be before our
Justices of our County Court of Somrsett to be held at Dividing Creek ye third tuesday of
March Next to Shew Cause if anything for himselfe he hath or to say knoweth wherefore
the afd John Execution of the Costs & Charges ^afd^ to have Ought not according to the
form of the recovery afd if to him it Seemeth Expedient & have you there the Names
of them by whom to him you Make the Same known and this Writt Wittness Saml Hopkins
Gent.m Chief Justice &c
                                      And now hereat this day (to witt) the third tuesday of March being
the Eighteenth day of the Same month ann.o Dom One thousand seven hundred and twenty Eight
being the day of the return of the said writt cometh the said John Henderson by his attorney afd and
the sherrife made Return that by Thomas Ralph and Hutton Hill honest and Lawfull men of his
bailiwick he had made known unto the aforesaid James feillett of his being here at this day to shew
in form afd &.c            And the afd James feillett altho so before warned the same day being
Solemnly Called Cometh not but makes default &.c

                            Therefore it is Considered by the Court here that the afd John Henderson have his
Execution against the afd James feillett of the aforesaid one thousand three hundred pounds of tob.o in
the Judgm.t afd specified as also two hundred and three                                    pounds of tobo for
his Costs and Charges and damages sustained by occasion of delay of Execution of the Judgmt afd according
to the form of the Statute thereof in such Case lately made and provided &c


LG  James Martin
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FA  William Hopkins
    Command was given to the Sher of Somrsett Co.ty that he Should
take W.m Hopkins Late of Somrsett Co.ty Planter if he Should be found
in his Balywick & him Should safe Keep so yt he might have his body
before the Justices of his Lordships Co.ty Court of Somrsett to be Held
                         at Dividing Creek the third tuesday of March then Nextto answer unto James
                                                                                                                         (Martin)


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