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Court of Somerset to be held at deviding Creek in the same County the third tuesday of March Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and thirty seven to answer unto Sabastaian Delastatius of a plea of trespass upon the Case &.a And hereupon the said Sabastian Delastiatius declared against the said Charles Ramsey in the plea af.d in form following vizt Somerset ss Charles Ramsey Late of Somerset County planter was attached to answer unto Sabastian Delastatius of a plea of trespass upon the Case &.a And Whereupon the said Sabastian by George Douglas his attorney complains that whereas the said Charles Ramsey after the first day of may Anno Dom seventeen hundred and five (to witt) on the fifth day of July one thousand seven hundred thirty ^and^ seven at Somerset County af.d within the Jurisdiction of this Court did make his certain note in writing Called a promissary note with his proper hand subscribed bearing date the same day and year last mentioned and the note af.d to the said Sabastian Delastatius then and there deliver'd by which said note the same Charles Ramsey did promise to pay unto the said Sabastian Delastatius or his order seven thousand good Green Cyprus rough Shingles of the length of twenty one Inches and a sufficient or reasonable breadth upon all demands att a Convenient Landing upon pocomoke River for value received and by reason thereof as also by vertue of the statute in that case lately made and provided the same Charles Ramsey became chargeable to pay to the said Sabastian Delastatius the said seven thousand shingles according to the tenor of the said note and so therewith chargeable being the af.d Charles Ramsey afterwards (to witt the af.d fifth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty seven af.d within the Jurisdiction af.d upon himself did assume and to the same Sabastian Delastatius then and there did faithully promise to pay the quantity of Shingles af.d according to the tenor of the said note Nevertheless the said Charles Ramsey his promise and assumption af.d in form af.d made nothing |
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