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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677. 81 And the Said Thomas by John Jones his Attorny cometh & de- Liber N N fendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty to imparle hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court & it is granted unto him the Same day is given to the Said Joseph Pile. Att which said next Court to witt the fifth day of October in the yeare of Our Lord 1677 Came the Said Joseph Pile by his said At torny & offered himselfe against the said Thomas Hussey in the plea aforesaid but the said Thomas came not but made default Where upon it is granted by the Court That the Said Joseph Pile recover against the Said Thomas Hussey the said sume of twelve thousand foure hundred eight six pounds of tobacco the debts aforesaid to gether five hundred & sixty pounds of tobacco costs of suite & the Said Thomas Hussey in mercy. Mary Clements exrx John Cocke late of Caecil County otherwise Jno Clements called John Cocke of the County of Caecilius agt in the Province aforesaid Planter was sum- John Cockeoned to answer unto Mary Clements executrix of the last will & Testament of John Clements of a plea that he render unto her Seaven thousand pounds of tobacco which from her he unjustly deteineth And whereupon the Said Mary by Robert Carvile her Attorny saith That whereas the said John Cocke the 14th day of July 1674 by his certaine writeing Obligatory sealed with the seale of him the said John Cocke and here in Court produced whose date is the day and yeare abovewritten did acknowledge himselfe holden & firmly bounden unto the Said John Clements of the County of Ta! bott in the province aforesd or to his certaine Attorny his executrs admrs or assignes in the full & just quantity of Seaven thousand pounds of tobacco with caske To be paid upon his then dwelling plantacon in Sassafrax River to be paid at or by the tenth day of October which was in the yeare of Our Lord 1675 being in con sideration of two Servants then in hand received (at the time of the delivery of the said writeing) To the which payment well & truly to be made he did bind himself e his heirs executors & admrs firmly by those presents notwithstanding the said John Cocke the said summe of seaven thousand pounds of tobacco unto him the said John Clements in his life time nor to the said Mary since his death though often thereunto required hath not paid but the same to pay hitherto hath & still doth altogether deny to the damage of the said Mary Eight thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon she bring eth her suite And the said Mary bringeth here into Court her Letters Testamentary by which it may appeare to the Court here she is executrix & hath right of administration &c. And the said John Cocke by Robert Ridgely his Attorny cometh & defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of |
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