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June Court 1731
96 did faithfully promise that he the said John Harper the said five pounds Eight shillings and three pence to the said John Murray when thereunto afterwards he should be Requested well and faithfully would pay and content Nevertheless the said John Harper his promise and Assumption afd in forme afd made not minding or Regarding but plotting and fraudulently and Intending the said John Murray in that behalf craftilly and Subtilly to Deceive and Defraud the said five pounds Eight Shillings and three pence to the said John Murray hath not paid or in any wise contented Altho so to do he the said John Harper afterwards to witt the same day and year afd in the county afd and often afterwards by him the said John Murray was thereunto Requested but the same to him the said John Murray to pay and content he the said John Harper hitherto Altogether hath Refused and Denyed and Still doth refuse and Deny Whereupon he the said Murray saith that he is made worse and hath Damages to the value of ten pounds Sixteen Shill.s and Six pence curr.t Money of Maryland and thereof he brings suit &c J Shirley P Qur pl pros John Doe R Roe
prays Leave thereof to Imparle untill the Next Court and he hath it and the Same day is Given to the afd plft here also &c Att which Said Next Court to witt the Sixteenth day of March anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and thirty Came again as well the afd John Murray by his attorney afd as the afd John Harper by In his Own proper person as afd and whereupon the Said John Harper prays further Leave thereof to Imparle here untill the next Court and he hath it and the Same day is Given to the afd plft here also Att which Said next Court to witt the fifteenth day of June anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and thirty One Came againe as well the afd John Murray by his attorney afd and whereupon the afd John Harper puts in his place William Beckingham attorney at Law to defend the action afd against the afd John Murray in the plea afd And whereupon the Said John Harper by his attorney defends the force and Injury when &.c and Says that he did not assume upon himselfe in manner and form as the afd John Murray above against him hath Complained and of this he putts himselfe upon the Country and the afd plft in Like manner 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 he was Commanded and now hereafterwards to witt the same 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 |
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