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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
Volume 841, Page 241   View pdf image
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                     March Court     1729             241

FA:  Allex.d Draper
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Pse  Jn.o Smith
 This being an Action of trespass upon the Case &.a  Wherein the
Sher of Somrsett Co.ty to whom the foregoing Writt in ye same
Action was directed Comes & Makes return thereof to ye Court
                         here Endorsed viz.t   Cepi Corpus   P   John Purnell sher
    Whereupon ye said Jn.o Smith being Called appears & thereupon the Said Jn.o
Smith at ye prayer of ye said Allex.d Draper by Francis Allen his attry is adjudged
to Give Special Bail to ye Action afd   Thereupon a Certain W.m Gray of somrsett
Co.ty Planter Present here in Co.t in his Proper Person undertakes for the Said Jn.o
Smith that if in Case ye said Allex.d Draper Shall recover Judgm.t in ye Plea afd
against ye said Jn.o Smith or yt ye said John Smith Should be therein Convict that
then he ye said Jn.o Smith Shall Pay the Condemnation of the Co.t thereupon
or render his Body to ye Custody of ye Sher of Somrsett Co.ty in Satisfaction
thereof or y.t he ye said W.m Gray will do it for him &a   Whereupon ye
said Jn.o Smith in his own proper person appears Appears & Imparles
till Next Court &a


FA:  Christopher Glass
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FS  John Bishop
 Somersett County ss:  John Bishop Junr late of Somersett County planter was
attached to answer unto Christopher Glass of a plea of trespass upon the Case &.c
                 And whereupon the said Christopher by Francis Allen his attorney Complains
that whereas the said John the first day of November anno Dom one thousand Seven hundred
    and Twenty nine at Somersett County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court was Indebted unto the said
Christopher in three hundred Seventy three pounds of tob.o and twenty two Shill.s Curr.t Mony for
Sundry Goods wares & Merchandizes by ye said Christopher to ye said John at ye Special Instance
& request of ye said Jn.o Before that time there Sold & Delivered & being so thereof Indebted ye
Said Jn.o Bishop in Consideration thereof the day & year afd at the Co.ty afd upon himselfe
did assume & to the Said Christopher then & there faithfully did promise that he the said Jn.o
ye said three hundred seventy three pd.s of tobo & twenty two Shills Curr.t Mony to ye said Christopher
when thereunto afterwards he Should be requested he would well & faithfully pay
& Content Nevertheless ye afd Jn.o Bishop his Promise & assumption afd in form afd Made Nothing
regarding but Plotting & fraudulently Intending ye said Christopher in that Part Craftilly &
Subtilly to deceive & defraud ye said three hundred Seventy three pd.s of tob.o & twenty two
Shill.s Curr.t Mony to ye said Christopher altho' ye same to do the Said Jn.o Bishop on ye afd
first day of Novem.r in the Year afd and often afterwards at ye Co.ty afd by ye said Christopher
he was thereunto requested hath Not paid or to him for the Same in anywise Contented
but the Same to him hitherto to Pay or in any sort to Content hath refused & Still doth
refuse & Deny Whereupon he saith he is worse & hath Damage to ye value of five
pounds Curr.t Mony of Maryland & thereupon he Brings Suite &a
                                                                   F: Allen P Quer Pledges &.a  J Doe R Roe

    Whereupon ye said Jn.o Bishop by George Dashiell his attry Comes and Defends ye
force and Injury when &.a  And says ^that^ he Cannot Gainsay ye Action afd of ye afd Christopher
Nor but that he did assume upon himselfe in Manner & form as ye afd Christopher
above against him hath Complained & as to ye Damage of ye said Christopher by him by
Occasion of the Premisses in that part sustained the same Jn.o Says & Confesseth y.t
the afd Christopher has Sustained Damage by Occasion of ye Premisses beyond his
Costs & Charges by him about his Suite in that part apposed to three Hundred Seventy
three pounds of tob.o & twenty two Shill.s Curr.t Mony & Not More & because ye afd
Christopher deny's not this but ye Same Alligation Confesseth to be true Prays Judgm.t
& those Damages above Confessed together with his Costs & Charges afd to him adjudged &.c

          Therefore it is Considered by Consent of the Parties afd that the afd Christopher
Glass recover against ye afd Jn.o Bishop three Hundred Seventy three pd.s of tob.o and
                                                                                                                         (twenty)


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