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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 123   View pdf image
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              June Court                            1741                     123

Taylors Accot of Fees for he (the said Francis again meaning) hath both Charged (him the said Peter meaning) and
I (the said ^John^ himself meaning) fees in one Cause (a certain suit wherein the af.d Peter Taylor was plantiff and the af.d John
def.t meaning) by pretext of the speaking and publishing the af.d false feigned and scandalous words Sundry of the Clients
of him same Francis who him the same Francis before that time had retained to prosecute and defend divers Causes and
Suits in the af.d County of Somerset here him the same Francis lately desert and leave and him as their Attorney further to
retain or Imply by Occasion thereof utterly refuse by reason whereof divers Sums of money which from his Clients af.d he
might have lawfully and Honestly acquired or may acquire he hath totally last  Whereupon the same Francis saith
he is damnified and damage hath to the Value of five hundred pounds Curr.t money of Maryland and thereof he brings suit &c
                                                                                                                                     Pledg.s &c  Jn.o Doe Ri: Roe

       And the af.d John Evans by George Douglas his Attorney Comes and defends the force and Injury when &.c and
prayeth leave thereof to Imparle here untill next Court to be held at dividing Creek the third Tuesday of June then next
Following and he hath it and the same day is given to the af.d Francis here also &c


             Att which day here Came again as well the af.d Francis Allen as the af.d John Evans by their Attorney af.d and
thereupon the said John Evans saith that he Cannot deny the action aforesaid of the aforesaid Francis
Allen nor Can he Say but the he spoak the words of the afd Francis in the declaration afd mentioned and
the same John Acknowledged that the Same words were false and further the Same John says that the
said Francis Ought to recover his damages by Occasion of the Speaking and uttering of the words aforesaid
beyond his Costs and Charges by him about his Suit in this part Expended
to Twenty pounds Currant Mony of Maryland and not more and because the aforesaid Francis
denys not this but the Same allegation grants to be true prays Judgmt for those damages afd
above acknowledged together with his Costs and Charges aforesaid to him to be adjudged

             Whereupon the aforesd Francis freely here in Court remitteth unto the aforesaid John the afd
Twenty pounds Curr.t money of Maryland the damages afd by the afd John in form afd Acknowledged
Therefore the Same John of the aforesaid twenty pounds be thereof quiet &c

                   Therefore it is Considered that the aforesaid Francis Allen Recover against the afd John Evans
the aforesaid Twenty pounds Curr.t money of Maryland his damages aforesaid in form afd acknowledged as
371   also three hundred and ninety three                                       pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges
aforesaid to the same Francis by the Court here of his assent adjudged and the afd John in Mercy &c


GD  John Newbold
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WA  Joarib Feild
    Command was given to the Sheriffe of Sommerset County that he should take
Joarib Feild Late of Sommerset County Marriner if he should be found in his bailywick
and him should safe keep so that he might have his body before the Justices of his Lordships
County Court of Somerset to be held at dividing Creek the third Tuesday of November Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred
and forty to answer unto John Newbold of a plea of trespass upon the Case &.c and the same day is given to the af.d John here &c
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