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March Court Anno Domini 1746
(37 Maryland ss.t Prince Georges County January 30.th 1746/7 Then Came M.r John Lawrance (Attorney in fact for Edward Trafford Esq.r of Liverpoole) before me the subscriber one of the Lordships Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid and Made Oath on the holy Evangelists of Almighty God that the above Account is just and true and that he hath not Received Part or Parcel thereof nor any security or other satisfaction for the same Sworn before Jno Hawkins Junr Thereby Certifie that Leiger E in which the above Account stands stated to January the 20.th 1745/6 was Legally Proved as the Law Directs February 6.th 1745/6 before my self Jno Hawkins Junr Whereupon into Court here in his proper person Comes James Middleton of Charles County Planter and becomes Pledge and Security for the said William that if it should happen the said William in the Plea afs.d should be Convict that then the said James Yielded and Granted that as well the Damages afs.d as all Costs which to the said Edward in this part should be adjudged of his Lands and Chattles should ^be^ made and Levied to and for the use of the said Edward that if it should happen ^that^ the said William the Damages and Costs aforesaid to the said Edward should not pay or his body into the Custody of the sheriff by Reason thereof Render And the aforesaid William in his Proper Person Comes and defends the force and Injury when &C.a and says that he Cannot deny the action aforesaid of him the said Edward nor but that he did assume upon himself in manner and form as the said Edward against him hath Complained nor also but that the said Edward hath sustained Damages by means of not performing the Promises and Assumptions aforesaid to Two Thousand four Hundred and Twenty five pounds of Tobacco as the said Edward above in Declaring supposes Whereupon the said Edward by his attorney aforesaid prays Judgment and those Damages so acknowledged together with his Costs and Charges by him about his suit in this part laid out and Expended to him to be adjudged Therefore it is Considered by the Court here that the said Edward do REcover against the said William his Damages aforesaid to Two Thousand four Hundred and Twenty six pounds of Tobacco above Acknowledged as also the sum of Three Hundred and Ninety One pounds of Tobacco for his Costs and Charges by him about his suit in this part laid out and Expended on his Assent by Def.t in mea the Court here Adjudged and the said William in mercy &C.a
It was Commanded the sheriff that he should take John Nally late of Charles County Planter if &Ca and him safe keep so that he should have his body before the Justices of the Lord Proprietary of his Next County Court to be holden at Charles Town on the second Tuesday in March Next to Answer unto Samuel Hanson Jun.r High Sheriff of Charles County of A Plea of Trespass upon the Case &C.a and that he should have then and there that Writt &Ca (And) |
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