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June Court
1738
287 in the plea afd in form following Somerset County ss William Porter Late of Somerset County Carpenter was attached to answer unto Henry Reynolds of a plea of trespass upon the Case &a And Whereupon the same Henry by Robert Jenckins Henry his attorney complains that whereas the af.d William after the first day of May seventeen hundred and five (to witt) the twenty eighth day of March in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred thirty and five at the af.d County of Somerset within the Jurisdiction of this Court made his certain note in writing called a promisary not with his proper hand thereunto subscribed bearing date the same day and year last above mentioned and the same note then and ^there^ to the said Henry Reynolds did deliver and by the said note did promise to pay to the af.d Henry (by the name of Henry Reynolds) the sum of five pounds in either corn or porck upon demand by reason of which said premisses and also by vertue of the statute in such case thereof made and provided the same William became chargeable to pay to the said Henry Reynolds the af.d sum of five pounds in Corn or pork upon demand according to the tenor of the note af.d and the same William so thereof Chargeable being in Consideration thereof afterwards (to witt) the same day and year last above above mentioned at Somerset County af.d upon himself did assume and to the same Henry Reynolds then and there faithfully promise that he the said William the af.d five pound in Corn or pork upon demand to the same Henry Reynolds he would well and faithfully pay and Content Nevertheless the af.d William his promise and assumption af.d in form af.d made little regarding but minding and fraudulently intending the same Henry in this part Craftily and Subtily to deceive and defraud the said sum of five pound in Corn or pork or any part thereof to the same Henry Reynolds he hath not paid nor him for the same in any sort Contented altho the same to do the af.d William afterwards (to) |
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