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March Court
1734
264 in time p Joseph McClester sheriff Whereupon the said Thomas Holbrook present here in Court in his proper person at the prayer of the afd Joshua Caldwell by his attorney afd is adjudged to give Speciall bail to the action afd Thereupon a Certain Mathew Dorman and Henry Toadvine of Somerset County planters both present here in Court in their proper persons undertook and each of them undertook and assumed upon themselves for the said Thomas Holebrook (likewise the said Tho.s Holebrook present here in Court as afd assumed upon himselfe) that in case the said Joshua Caldwell shall recover Judgment in the plea aforesaid against the said Thomas Holebrook of that the said Thos Holebrook ^should be therein Convict that then he the said Thos Holebrook^ shall pay the Condemnation of the Court thereupon or render his body for Execution of Such Judgment to the Sheriff of Somerset County in satisfaction thereof or that they the Said Mathew Dorman and Henry Toadvine or each of them will do the Same for him &a Whereupon the said Thomas Holebrook by William Goldsborough his attorney Cometh and defendeth the force and Injury when &a and saith that he did not assume upon himselfe in such manner & form as the afd Joshua above against him hath declared and of this he doth putt himselfe upon the Country &a and the plft in like manner Whereupon the said Thomas by his attorney afd relinquisheth his Verification afd by him about alledged and the Same attorney of the Same Thomas saith that he is not Informed by the Same Thomas his Clyant of any answer for the Same Thomas to the afd Joshua ^in the plea afd^ to be given and nothing Els thereof Saith by which the Same Joshua remaines against the said Thomas thereof undefended &a Wherefore the same Joshua his damages by occasion of the premisses against the af.d Thomas Holbrook ought to recover and have &.a Whereupon at the prayer of the af.d Joshua and by Consent of the same Thomas the Justices here according to act of assembly in such Case made and provided assessed the damages of the same Joshua by Occasion of the Nonperformance of the promisse and assumption af.d beyond his Costs and charges by him about his suit in that part apposed to Eight hundred and twenty Eight pounds of tobacco Therefore it is Considered that the af.d Joshua Caldwell recover against the af.d Thomas Holbrook his damages af.d to Eight hundred and twenty Eight pounds of Tobacco by the Justices af.d in form af.d assessed as also Five 468 hundred and Twelve pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges to the same Joshua by the Court here of his assent adjudged and the af.d defend.t in mercy &.a
fail &.a And the af.d Stephen Odear by George Douglas his attorney Complains against the af.d John Odear in the plea af.d as Followeth Vizt (Sommerset ss |
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