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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
Volume 841, Page 250b   View pdf image
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                     March Court                1729         250

Defends the force & Injury when &a   And saith that he is not Guilty of ye tres [illegible]
assault above imposed upon him in Manner & form as ye Plft against him [illegible] Complained
& of this he putts himselfe upon ye Country & ye Plft in Like Manner

      Thereupon Command is Given to ye sher of Somrsett Co.ty that Immediately
he Cause to Come here twelve &.a by whom &.a who Neither &.a to recognize &.a because
as well &.a of which said Precept ye s.d Sher to witt Jn.o Purnell Gent Now here at
this Day to witt ye same Day & Year Last Mentioned Comes & Makes return that he
hath here ready twelve &.a as by his said Precept he was Commanded & Now hereafterwards
to witt ye same day & Year Came as well ye afd Francis Porter as ye afd Benj.a
Bishop by their attrys afd & ye Jurors of that Jury therein Impannelled being
Called Likewise Came to witt W.m Handy, W.m Turpin Jun.r Geo: Benston, Jos:
Gray, Jn.o Scarborough, Jn.o Atkinson, Jn.o White Abra: Owtten, Jn.o Murray
Aaron Linn, Robert Mitchell & Benj.a Houston who being duely Elected tryed and Sworn to
say the truth in the premises afd upon their Oath do say that the afd Benjamin Bishop is guilty of the trespass
assault and Battery as the afd Francis Porter above against him hath Complained and assessed the damages of
of the same Francis by Occasion of the trespass assault and batter afd to ten shillings  Currant money and for
his Costs and Charges by him about his Suit on that part apposed to One pound of tobacco      and for as much
as ^it appeareth to ye Court here that^ the Battery afd was well proved &.c

                                       Therefore it is Considered that the afd Francis Porter recover against
the afd Ben.a Bishop ten Shill.s Curr.t Mony & one pound of tob.o his Damages afd by
1079   ye Jurors afd in form afd assessed as also one thousand & Seventy Nine        pounds of
tob.o for his Costs & Charges afd by ye Court here to ye same Francis ^of Increase^ adjudged which Certain
Damages in the whole do Amount to ten Shill.s Curr.t Mony & one thousand & Seventy Nine
                                     Pounds of tob.o & the afd Benj.a Bishop be taken &a


FA:  John Onorton
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pse  GD:  John Bishop
 Somersett County ss
                                   John Bishope Jun.r late of Somersett County planter was
attached to answer unto John Onorton of a plea of trespass upon the Case &c
                and whereupon the Said John Onorton by francis Allen his attorney Complaines that whereas
the said John Bishop the          day of                                    Anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred &
twenty                        at Somersett County aforesaid within the Jurisdiction of this Court was Indebted unto
the said John Onorton in three pounds Curr.t money of Maryland as by note by the said John Bishop Signed
May appear & Being so thereof Indebted ye s.d Jn.o Bishop in Consideration thereof ye day &
Year afd at ye s.d place afd upon himselfe did assume & to ye s.d Jn.o Onorton then & there did faithfully
Promise yt he ye s.d Jn.o Bishop ye s.d three pd.s to ye s.d Jn.o Onorton when he shou'd
be afterwards thereunto requested he would well & faithfully Pay & Content Nevertheless ye
s.d Jn.o Bishop his Promise & assumption afd in form afd made Nothing regarding but plotting
& fraudulently Intending ye s.d Jn.o Onorton in yt p.t Craftilly & Subtilly to deceive
& Defraud ye s.d three pd.s to ye s.d Jn.o Onorton tho' often by him thereunto requested
hath not paid but ye same to him hitherto to pay hath refused & Still Doth refuse
& Deny Whereupon he Saith he is worse & hath Damage to ye value of Six
Pounds Mony afd & thereupon he Brings Suite &a
                                                             Francis Allen P Quer Pledges &.a J Doe R Roe

          And the afd Jn.o Bishop in his own Proper Person Comes & Defends ye force &
Injury when &.a And Prays Leave to Imparle hereunto untill the Next Court
                                                                                                       (and)


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