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August Court 1727
33 the afd Thomas Brereton the sum of Seven hundred & fourteen pounds 714 of tobacco for his Costs and Charges by him about his defence in that part Expended by the Court here or 614 according to the form of the statute in such Case Lately made and provided adjudged &c
at Somrsett Co.ty within the Jur of this Court was Indebted to ye same W.m in ye sum of three hundred & thirty pd.s of Tob.o & three pd.s fourteen Shills & one penny Curr.t Money as by an acc.t hereunto Annexed & into Court Brought Reference being thereunto had may More fully appear & so thereof being Indebted ye said Nath.ll in Consideration thereof afterwards to witt the same day & year afd at the Co.ty afd & within ye afd Jur upon himselfe assumed & to ye same W.m here & there faithfully Promissed that he when afterwards he should be thereto requested he ye afd sum of three hundred pds & thirty pd.s of Tob.o & three pd.s fourteen Shill.s & one penny Curr money to ye same W.m would well & faithfully Content & pay Nevertheless ye said Nath.ll his promiss & assumption afd in form afd Made Not regarding Butt Plotting & Fraudulently Intending him the same W.m in that part Craftilly & Subtilly to Defraud Deceive ye afd three hundred & thirty pd.s of Tob.o & three pd.s fourteen Shill.s & one penny Curr.t mony or any part thereof to the same W.m he hath not paid although ye same to doe ye afd Nath.ll afterwards viz.t ye same day & year afd at ye Co.ty afd & within ye afd Jur by ye same ^Wm^ was requested but the ye same hitherto to doe hath altogether refused & Still doth refuse whereby ye same W.m say he is worse & hath Dam to ye value of six hundred & sixty pd.s of Tob.o & seven pd.s Currt money & thereof he Brings this suite &a L Gale P Quer pledges &.a J Doe Richd Roe
And the afd Nath.ll Horsey by Geo: Dashiell his attry Comes & Defends the force & Injury when &c and prays Leave to Imparle hereunto untill ye Next Court & he hath it & the same day is given unto the afd Plft here also &c Att which said next Court to witt the fifteenth day of August Anno Dom One thousand seven hundred and twenty Seven Came again as well the afd William West as the afd Nathaniel Horsey by their attorneys afd and the said Nathaniel Horsey by his said attorney as before defends the force and Injury when &.c and says that he did not assume upon himselfe in manner and form as the plft above against him hath Complained and for tryall thereof putts himselfe upon the Country &c and ye afd Plft in Like manner Thereupon Command is given to the sher of Somersett |
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