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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
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    March Court Anno 1728                162

And whereupon the afd William Hopkins being Called appears and thereupon the said William
Hopkins at the prayer of the Plft is adjudged to give speciall bail to the action aforesaid whereupon
a Certain Thomas Claywell of somersett County planter present here in Court undertakes for the said
Hopkins that if in case the said James Martin shall recover Judgm.t in the plea aforesaid against
the said William Hopkins or that the said William Hopkins shall be therein Convict that then he the
said William Hopkins shall pay the Condemnation of the Court or render his body to the Custody of the
sher of Somersett County in Satisfaction thereof or that he the said Thomas Claywell will do it for him

          Whereupon the said William Hopkins by francis Allen his attorney Comes and defends
the force and Injury when &.c  and says that he cannot gainsay the action aforesaid of the afd James
nor but that he did assume upon himselfe in manner and form as the afd James above against him
hath Complained and as to the damage of the same James by him Occasion of the premisses in
that part Sustained the same William says and Confesseth that the aforesaid James has sustained
damage by Occasion of the premisses aforesaid beyound his Costs and Charges by him about his Suite in
that part Expended to ten pounds Eleven shillings Currt mony and because the aforesaid James
denys not this but the same allegation Confesseth to be true prays Judgm.t and these damages above
confessed together with his Costs and Charges to him adjudged &c

                             Therefore by Consent of the Parties aforesaid it is Considered that the aforesaid
James Martin recover against the aforesaid William Hopkins his damages aforesaid to ten pounds
Eleven Shillings Curr.t mony by the same William in form afd Confessed as also two hundred &
Ninty Three             pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges to the Same James at his request
by the Court here of by Consent of the parties afd adjudged which Certain damages in the whole do amount
to Ten pounds Eleven shillings Curr.t mony and Two hundred and Ninty three pounds of tobacco and
the aforesaid deft in mercy &c

   
FA  Archibald Smith
    Exr Robert Perrie
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G D Jn.o Pepper
    This being an action of Debt for fifteen hundred pounds of tobacco and

fifty bushels of Indian Corn &.c where in the Sherr of Somersett County to
                            whom the writt in the same action was directed Comes and makes Return thereof
Endorsed vizt                           Cepi Corpus P John Purnall sher

                      Whereupon the said John Pepper being Called appears and thereupon the
Said John Pepper at the prayer of the aforesaid Archibald Smith by francis Allen his
attorney is adjudged to give speciall bail to the action afd but for want thereof he
is Committed into the Custody of the sher of Somersett County thereto Remain &c

          Afterwards a Certain W.m Bishop of Somersett county planter present herein Court undertakes
for the said John Pepper that if in Case the said Archibald Smith Shall Recover
                                                                                                       Judgm.t


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