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March Court
1729
253 of the parties afd Referred to the said William Holland and John Scarbrough of the County afd Gent.m according to the form of the Statute and Judgm.t to be given on the return as of this Court afterwards the Same day and year Last mentioned Came hereinto Court the said William Holland and John Scarbrough and makes Return of their award in the premisses afd as followeth viz.t We the Subscribers do find William Benston to be Indebted to William Marchment four pounds Nine shillings and ten pence Curr.t money of Maryland with Costs of Suit as wittness our hands W.m Holland Jno Scarbrough which being read and heard Therefore it is Considered that the afd William Marchment Recover against the afd William Benston his damages afd to the afd four pounds Nine shillings and ten pence Currant money of 237 Maryland by the arbitratros afd in form afd found as also two hundred & thirty Seven pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges to the Same Will.m Marchment by the Court hereof his assent adjudged and the afd Deft in Mercy &c
& twenty Eight at Somrsett Co.ty within y.e Jur of this Co.t was Indebted unto y.e same Tho.s in y.e sum of two pd.s Nine Shill.s Curr.t Mony as by Acc.t herewithin Co.t Produced may appear & so thereof being Indebted y.e said W.m in Consideration thereof afterwards to witt y.e same Day & Year afd at y.e Co.ty afd within y.e afd Jur upon himselfe assumed & to the same Tho.s then & there faithfully did Promise yt he when afterwards to witt y.e same day & Year afd at y.e Co.ty afd and within y.e afd Jur by y.e same Thomas was thereto requested but he y.e same to do hath altogether refused & Still doth refuse whereby y.e same Tho.s Rowe say's he is worse & Hath Damage to y.e value of five pd.s Curr.t mony & thereof he brings this suite &a L Gale P Quer pledges &.a J Doe R Roe
Whereupon y.e said W.m Bozman in his Own Proper Person Comes & Defends y.e force and Injury when &.a And says that he Cannot Gainsay the Action afd of the afd Tho.s Rowe Nor but that he did assume upon himselfe in Manner & form as the afd Thomas rowe above against him Hath Complained & as to y.e Dam of y.e same Tho.s by him by Occasion of y.e Premisses in that part Sustained the same W.m says & Confesseth yt y.e afd Tho.s has Sustained Damage by Occasion of y.e Premisses beyond his Costs and Charges by him about his Suite in that Part apposed to two pounds Nine Shill.s Curr.t Mony & Not More & Because y.e afd Tho.s Row Deny's not this but the (Same) |
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