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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
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                        November Court                   1740                        50

RH  Henry Barett
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WA  Benj.a Grumley
     Command was given to the sheriffe of Somerset County that he should take Benjamin Grumley late
of Somerset County Shipwright 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 Henry Barrett of a plea
wherefore with force and arms in and upon him the said Henry at Somerset County af.d an assault he did make and him the same
Henry did beat wound and evilly treat so that of his life it was much dispaired and other harms to him did to the Grievous damage of
the said Henry and Contrary to the peace of the Right Honourable the Lord proprietary that now is &c  And the same day is given
to the af.d Henry her &a      And the said Henry Barrett declared against the af.d Benjamin Grumley in the plea af.d in form
following      Somerset ss.t  Benjamin Grumley late of Somerset County Shipwright was attached to answer unto Henry
Barrett of a plea wherefore with force and arms in and upon him the said Henry at Somerset County af.d an assault he did
make and him the same Henry did beat wound and evilly treat so that of his life it was much dispaired and other harms to him
did to the Grievous Damage of the said Henry and Contrary to the peace of the Right Honourable the Lord proprietary that
now is &c  And Whereupon the same Henry Barrett by Robert Jenckins Henry his Attorney Complains that the af.d Benjamin
the thirteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty with force and arms to witt
with Swords sticks and Knives him the said Henry Barrett at Somerset County af.d did assault and him did beat wound
and evilly treat so that of his life it was much dispaired and other harms to him did to the Grievous Damage of him the said
Henry Barrett and Contrary to the peace of the Right Honourable the Lord proprietary that now is his good rule and
Government  Whereupon he says ^that^ he is the worse and hath damage to the value of thirty pounds Curr.t money of Maryland
and thereof he brings Suit &c                                                                                                      Pl.s &a  J Doe & R Roe

                A Copy of the foregoing declaration was made and sent to be served on the defend.t with the writt in the plea afd

Att which day here Came the af.d Henry Barrett by his Attorney af.d and the sheriffe to witt John Handy Gent now here
returned that he had taken the af.d Benjamin Grumley whose body hereat this day he had ready to answer the af.d Henry
of the af.d plea as to him it was Commanded &c

                                                                            And afterwards the third Tuesday of November One thousand
seven hundred and forty at a Court then held at dividing Creek Came the aforesaid Benjamin Grumbley
by William Arbuckle his attorney and the aforesaid Henry Barrett then and there his writt aforesaid against ^the said^
Benjamin Grumley did not with effect prosecute but voluntaryly permitted his suit to be discontinued

                      Therefore afterwards to witt that same day by discretion of the Justices here were adjudged
235   to the same Benjamin Grumley                                                   pounds of tobacco for his Costs and
Charges by him about his defence in that part sustained according to the form of the Statute in such Case Lately
made and provided and the afd Henry in Mercy and that the afd Benjamin have thereof Execution &a

   
             Patience a negro Girle of Joshua Merrills is adjudged by the Court here to be of the age of Fourteen Years
          &a                  this Term &a


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