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June Court
1737
78 year af.d at the County on Consideration thereof upon himself did assume and to the said Alexamder then and there faithfully promise that he the said Francis the said three thousand two hundred forty and five pounds of tobacco when he should be afterwards thereto required well and faithfully he would pay and Content Nevertheless the said Francis his promise and assumption af.d in form af.d made nothing regarding but minding and fraudulently intending the said Alexander in that part Craftily and Subtilly to deceive and defraud the said three thousand two hundred forty and five pounds of tobacco to the said Alexander hitherto hath not paid or him for the same in any sort contented but the same to him to pay hitherto altogether hath refused and still doth refuse altho' the same to doe afterwards to wit the day and year af.d at the County af.d and often since that time the said Francis by the said Alexander was required whereupon the said Alexander says he is damnifyed forty five pounds Curr.t money of Maryland and thereof he brings Suit &c Pledges &.c John Doe R Roe And the aforesaid Francis Porter by Robert Jenckins Henry his attorney Cometh & defendeth the force and Injury when &.c and prayeth Leave thereof to Imparle here untill the third Tuesday of March then next following and he hath it and the Same day is Given the afd Alexander Buncle here also &c Att which day here Came againe as well the afd Alexander Buncle as the afd Francis Porter by their attorneys afd And whereupon the Same Francis prayeth further Leave thereof to Imparle here untill the third Tuesday of June then next following and he hath it and the same day is given to the afd Alexander here also &c Att which day here Came againe as well the aforesaid Alexander Buncle as the afd Francis Porter by their attorneys aforesaid And Whereupon the Same Francis as before defends the force and Injury when &.c and saith that he did not assume upon himself in manner and form as the said Alexander Buncle above against him hath Complained and of this he puts himself upon the Country And the said Alexander in like manner Thereupon it is Commanded the sherriffe of the County af.d that Immediately he should Cause to come here before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset at dividing Creek this Instant third Tuesday of June twelve &.c by whom &.c and who nither &c to recognize &.c because as well &.c and the same day is given to the parties af.d here &.c and the Jurors of that same Jury by Joseph M.ccClester ^Gent^ sheriffe of the same County af.d to ^this^ be Impannelled being Called Came to witt Thomas |
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