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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 20b   View pdf image
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              August Court                1730             20

LG:  mad.m Betty Gale
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ps  Finch Jones
 Somerset fs  Finch Jones Late of Somerset County Bricklayer was attached to answer unto
Betty Gale of a plea of trespass upon the Case &c
And whereupon the said Betty by Levin Gale her attorney Complaines that whereas the said
                          Finch the first day of November anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and twenty Seven at somerset
County within the Jurisdiction of this Court was Indebted unto the said Betty in two pounds thirteen shillings and Nine
pence Currant mony of Maryland for sundry goods wares and Merchantdizes by the said Betty to the said Finch before that
time sold and delivered as present hereunto annexed and here in Court produced may appear and being so thereof
thereof Indebted the said Finch in Consideration thereof the day and year afd in the County afd within the afd Jurisdiction
upon himselfe did assume and to the said Betty then and there did faithfully promise that he the said Finch the
said two pounds thirteen shillings and nine pence to the said Betty when he should be thereunto requested he would well
and faithfully pay and Content  Nevertheless the said Finch his promise and assumption afd made nothing regarding
but plotting and fraudulently Intending the said Betty in that part Craftilly and Subtilly to deceive and defraud the afd two
pounds thirteen shillings and nine pence to the same Betty hath not paid altho' the Same to do the said Finch by the said
Betty was Often thereunto requested or her for the same in any wise Contented but the same to her to pay or in any sort to Content
hath altogether refused and still doth refuse and deny to the damage of the said Betty of five pounds seven shillings and
Six pence Curr.t mony and thereof brings Suite &.c            L Gale P Quer Pledges &.c Jno Doe R Roe

1727 9.ber 1.st          Finch Jones
To 7½ yds Druggett               @ 4/6
To 1 hank Silk
To 4 yd.s Salloon                       @3/
To 1 silk handkerchiefe
To 3 yds Check.d Linnen
        Dr
 £1..13..9d
    0..8..0
  0..12..0
    0..2..6
    0..4..6
£2..13..9
 		Per Contra
 
By Ballance due



Errors Excepted p Betty Gale
        Cr

£2..13..9

                      And the said Finch Jones being Called appears and thereupon the said Finch Jones at the prayer of the
Plft attorney is adjudged to give Speciall bail to the action afd  thereupon a Certain Robert Harris of Somerset County
planter present herein Court and undertakes for the said finch Jones that if in Case the said Betty Gale shall Recover Judgmt
in the plea afd against the afd finch Jones or that the said Finch should be therein Convict that then he the said Finch shall
pay the Condemnation of the Court or render his body to the Custody of the Sherr of Somerset County in Satisfaction thereof
or that he ye said Robert Harris will do it for him &c

          Whereupon the said Finch JOnes in his Own proper person comes and Defends the force and Injury when &c
and says that he Cannot Gainsay the action aforesaid of the afd Betty nor Can he say but that he did assume upon himselfe
in manner and form as the afd Betty above against him hath Complained and as to the damage of the same Betty by her by
occasion of the premisses in that part Sustained the same Finch says and Confesseth that the afd Betty hath Sustained damages
by Occasion of the premisses in further then her Costs and Charges by her about her Suit in that part apposed to two pounds
thirteen shillings and nine pence Currant mony and not more and because the afd Betty deny's not this but the Same
Allegation Confesseth to be true prays Judgm.t and those damages above Confessed together with her Costs and Charges afd to her
adjudged &.c
                               Therefore by Consent of the parties afd it is Considered that the aforesaid Betty Gale Recover against the aforesaid
Finch Jones her damages afd to the aforesaid two pounds thirteen shillings and Nine pence Currant mony by the same
242   Finch in form afd Confessed as also Two hundred and forty two           pounds of tobacco for her Costs and Charges
afd to ye Same Betty at her request by the Court here and Consent of the partyes afd adjudged which Certain damages in the
whole do amount to two pounds thirteen shillings and nine pence and                                                                              pounds
of tobacco and ye afd deft in Mercy &c


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