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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 247b   View pdf image
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August Court               1736                        247

Thomas here also &a      Att which said next Court to witt the Seventeenth day of August anno Dom one
thousand Seven hundred and thirty Six Came again as well the afd Thomas Selby as the afd John Bishop by
their attorneys afd  And whereupon the same John defends the force and Injury when &.a and prays Judgmt
of the declaration afd ^because he saith yt the decln afd^ and the matter in the Same Contained are not Sufficient in Law to maintain the action afd
of the afd Thomas against him the said John to which declaration the said John hath noe need nor by the Law
of the Land is he Obliged in any Sort to answer and this he is ready to Verifie wherefore for want of
a sufficient declaration in that part the said John prays Judgm.t of the declaration afd and that the said
declaration may be quashed &a            And the said Thomas for that he Sufficient Matter in Law
in his declaration afd to maintain his action afd against him the said John Bishop hath alledged which matter
the said John Bishop hath not gainesayed but the truth thereof to admitt altogether doth deny as before
prays Judgment and his debt afd together with his damages for detaining that debt to him to be adjudged

    Whereupon the said John Bishop by his attorney afd relinquisheth his verification afd by him above
alledged says that he Cannot gaine say the action afd of the afd Thomas nor but that the writing Obligatory
afd is the deed of the Same John nor but that he Owes the Same Thomas the afd Seventeen pounds in
manner and form as the afd Thomas above against him declared  wherefore the said Thomas prays Judgmt
for his debt afd and his damages sustained by Occasion of the detaining of the same debt to him to be adjudged
&a
                                 Therefore it is Considered that the afd Thomas Selby recover against the afd
John Bishop his debt afd and his damages Sustained by occasion of the detention of the same debt to
390   Four hundred & Twelve                              pounds of tobacco to the same Thomas of his assent
by the Court here adjudged and the afd John Mercy &a


GD  William Macclemmey
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      John Waters Garnishee of
RH  Thomas Gray
Somerset ss    Charles absolute Lord and Proprietary of the provinces

of Maryland and avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &.a to the Sheriff of
Somerset County Greeting we Command you that you attach any the goods
                                        Chattells rights or Creditts of Thomas Gray late of Somerset County Marriner if they
Shall be found in your bailywick to the Value of five pounds four Shillings Curr.t money of Maryland
and five hundred pounds of tobacco and when you have the Same attached you have the Same before
our Justices of our County Court of Somerset to be held at dividing Creek the third Tuesday of
June next then and there to be Condemned according to act of assembly to and for the Use of a Certain
William Macclemmey unless the said Thomas Gray by himselfe or his attorney shall appear
and answer unto the said William Macclemmey in a plea of trespass upon the Case &.a according to
                                                                                                                                        Law


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