Shippen v. Davenport , 2 Rec. Co. Ct. 820 ( 1753 )

Edward Shippen or his lawfull Attourny plaint. agt Elisabeth Davenport Relict of and Admx to the Estate of Nathanael Davenport decd Defendt in an action of the case for not paying the Summe of one hundred and thirty pound in mony due upon the forfiture of a bond bearing date the. 5th of Novr 1675 under the hand and Seale of sd Nathanll Davenport with all other due damages according to attachmt datd Iuly. 11° 1677. . . . The Iury . . . found for the plt forfiture of the bond one hundred & thirty pounds mony and costs of Court: On request of the Defendt the Court chancered this Forfiture besides what hath already been paid unto Sixty five pound one Shilling mony and costs of Court: The Defendt appealed from this Judgement unto the next Court of Assistants & herselfe principall in £.65. Thomas Thacher Junior and John Morse Sureties in £33. apeice acknowledged themselves respectiuely bound . . . on condition the sd Elisabeth Davenport should prosecute her appeale. . . .

[ Copy of attachment and attorney Hudson Leverett’s Bill of Costs are in S. F. 1617.]