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August Court
1730 12 And the afd William Catlin by Levin Gale his attorney Comes and defends the force and Injury when &c and Says that he is not Guilty of the trespass and assault above upon him, Imposed in manner and form as the plft above against him hath Complained and of this he putts himselfe upon the Country &.c and ye Plft likewise &c Thereupon Command was given to the sher of Somerset County that Immediately he Cause to Come here twelve &.c by whom &.c who neither &.c to Recognize &.c because as well &.c of which said Preceipt the said Sherr to witt John Purnall Gent.m Now hereat to witt the Eighteenth day of August One thousand seven hundred and thirty Comes and makes return that he hath here ready twelve &.c as by his said preceipt he was Commanded and now hereafterwards to wit the sane day and year Came as well the afd plft as the afd deft by their attorneys afd and the Jurors of that Jury therein Impannelled being Called Likewise Came to witt William Handy John Townsend Jun.r W.m Ennis, John Marcy Robert Mitchell, W.m Colebourn, Thomas Hearn, Walter Darby, John Gray Jun.r George Benston James Jones William Mills who being duly elected tryed and Sworne to Say the truth in the premisses upon their Oath do say that the aforesaid William Catlin is not Guilty of the trespass assault and battery as the afd William Smith above against him hath Complained &c Therefore it is Considered that the aforesaid William Smith take Nothing by his writt and declaration aforesaid but be in mercy for his falce Clamour and that the afd William Catlin Goe thereof without day and further it is Considered by the Court here that the aforesaid William Catlin Recover against the afd William Smith One thousand three hundred & 1350 fifty pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges by him about his defence in that part Sustained to the Same W.m Catlin by the Court here according to the form of the Statute in such Case Lately made and provided of his assent adjudged and that the afd W.m Catlin have thereof Execution &c
day of January anno Dom Seventeen hundred and twenty Six Seven at somerset County aforesaid within the Jurisdiction of this Court by his Certain Writing Obligatory which the said Betty with the Seal of the Said William Signed hereinto Court brings the date whereof is the same day and year aforesaid did acknowledge himselfe to be bound unto the said Betty in the aforesaid thirty pounds Currant mony to be paid unto the said Betty when she he Should be thereunto Required Yet the said William the Often required the said thirty pounds ot the said Betty hath not rendered but the Same to her hitherto to Render hath denyed and Still doth denyed and still doth deny and unjustly detain Whereupon the said Betty says she is worse and hath damage to the value of forty pounds like money and thereupon he brings this Suit &c L Gale P Quer Pledges &.c Jno Doe R Roe Whereupon it is ordered by the Court here that the afd William Whittington give Speciall baile to the action aforesaid Thereupon a Certain John Dennis Jun.r present herein Court in his proper person undertakes for the said William Whittington that if in Case the Said William Betty Gale shall Recover Judgm.t against the said W.m Whittington ^in ye plea afd^ Or that the said William Whittington shall be therein Convict that then he the said William Whittington shall pay the Condemnation of the Court or render his body to the Custody of the sher of Somerset County in Satisfaction thereof or that he ye said John Dennis Jun.r will do it for him And the aforesaid William Whittington by francis Allen his attorney Comes and defends the force and Injury when &.c and saith that he Cannot denny the action aforesaid of the aforesaid Betty Gale nor Can he say but that the writing obligatory afd is the deed of the Same William nor but that he Owes the same Betty the |
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