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August Court
1734
(203) To the form of the act of assembly in such case lately made and provided &.c by which the sum of ten pounds Current money ar and became forfeited to witt five pounds Current money per poll for Each Negroe of the said two negroes so Imported to the same Lord proprietary and the same John Scarbourough Whereupon the afs.d John Scarbourough who as well for the same Lord Proprietary as for himself in this part prosecuteth as well for the same Lord proprietary as for himself prayeth the advice of the Court here in the premises and that the afs.d Ten pounds Current money to witt five pounds Current money per poll for Each Negro of the said two Negroes so Imported for the cause afs.d may remain forfeited and that he the same John Scarbourough may have the half thereof and that the other half may be appropriated for defraying the publick Charge of this province according to the form of the act of assembly af.d in such case made and provided &.ra and also ^that^ the afs.d Isaiah Bredall may come here into Court to answer of and upon the premisses &.ra pledges &a John Doe Richd Roe And the said Isaiah Bredall by Francis Allen his attorney by the speciall favour of the Court here admitted ^Comes^ and defended the force and Injury when &.a and prays a hearing of the Information afd and to him it is read &.a which being read and heard the same Isaiah prays Leave thereof to Imparle here untill next Court and he hath it and the same day is Given to the afd John Scarbrough who &.a here also &a Att which said next Court to witt the twentieth day of August anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and thirty four Came againe as well the afd John Scarbrough who &.a by W.m Goldsborough his attorney as the afd Isaiah Bredall by his attorney afd and whereupon the said John Scarbrough who &.a saith that he will noe further prosecute against the afd Isaiah Bredall in the premisses afd &a Therefore it is Considered that the afd John Scarbrough take nothing by his Information afd but be in mercy for his false Clamour and that the said Isaiah Bredall go thereof without day &.a Also it is Considered that the afd Isaiah Bredall recover 523 against the afd John Scarbrough Five hundred & Twenty three pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges in that part Sustained according to the form of the Statute &a by the Court here adjudged &a
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