Archives of Maryland, Volume 0846, Page 0231 - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1733-1735

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1733-1735

                November Court 1734                       231

       that whereas the afd Thomas Billings the Seventeenth day of march which was in the Year of Our Lord
God Seventeen hundred and twenty Nine thirty at Somerset County af.^d by his certain
writing obligatory had granted himself to be bound unto the af.^d Thomas Lambden
in the af.^d Sum of Twenty two pounds Curr.^t and lawfull money of this province
of maryland to be paid unto the same Thomas Lambden when thereof afterward
he should be required   Nevertheless the af.^d Thomas Billings altho' often required
the af.^d Twenty two pounds unto the af.^d Thomas Lambden hath not paid
but that unto him hitherto to pay altogether hath refused and still doth
refuse to the damage of the same Thomas Lambden Forty four pounds Curr.^t
money aforesaid and thereupon he bringeth suit &^a and doth bring hereinto
Court the writing obligatory af.^d which the Debt af.^d in form af.^d
doth testify the date whereof is the same day and year af.^d &^a
                                                                pledges &^a John Doe & R Roe

    And the aforesaid Thomas Billings by William Beckingham his attorney
Cometh and defendeth the force and Injury when &.^a and saith that he
cannot gainsay the action af.^d of the af.^d Thomas Lambden nor can he
say but that the writing obligatory af.^d is the deed of the same Thomas
Billings nor but ^that^ he owes the same Thomas Lambden the aforesaid Twenty two
pounds Curr.^t and lawfull money of this province in manner and form as
the aforesaid Thomas Lambden above against him hath declared &.^a

Therefore it is Considered that the aforesaid Thomas Lambden recover against
the aforesaid Thomas Billings his debt aforesaid and his damages by Occasion
of the detaining of the same debt to Two hundred & Eighty
280                                       pounds of tobacco to the same Thomas Lambden
of his assent by the Court here adjudged and the af.^d Thomas Billings in mercy &.^a

RH The Same
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WB The Same

Somerset County ss.^t Thomas Billings late of Somerset County planter
otherwise called Thomas Billings of Somerset County and province
aforesaid Skipper was Summoned to answer unto Thomas Lambden

of a plea that he render unto him twenty pounds in Cash wheat or Tobacco which to
to him he oweth and unjustly detaineth &.^a

And Whereupon the same Thomas Lambden by Rob.^t Jenkins Henry his attorney
saith that whereas the af.^d Thomas Billings the Seventeenth day of march
which was in the year of our Lord God Seventeen hundred and twenty Nine at
Somerset County af.^d by his Certain writing obligatory had granted himself to be
bound unto the af.^d Thomas Lambden in the af.^d sum of twenty pounds in Manner
af.^d to be paid unto the Same Thomas Lambden when thereof afterward he
should be required Nevertheless the af.^d Thomas Billings altho' often required
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