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bond to pay £785 to Her Majesty; but that Plt and Hassard were to stand to bear all loss that should happen by said farm, and also to enjoy any profit arising therefrom. That Plt and Hassard entered into a bond of a great penalty to Coyne to save him harmless on account of his having to become security in said bond. That afterwards Plt. and Hassard took the management of said hearth money on themselves and did set the said hearth money for that year to several responsible persons for £827-11/-- which amounted to £42-11/- profit above what was payable to Her Majesty. That afterwards Coyne and Hassard combined together against Plt and went to the several persons who were collecting said £827-11/- and prevailed on them not to pay any of it to Plt., so that Plt never received anything but £5 or £6, notwithstanding that Plt was at the expense of £21-5/6 in making the bargain with the commioncers of Her Majesty's Revenue. That Plt. lent to Hassard £29-8/12. That Coyne and Hassard ought to account to Plt for said several sums of £21-5/1 and £29-8/2 and also for Plt's proportional part of the profits of said hearth money, which was sat at above amount over and above what was due to the com'rs amounting to £21-5/6, amounting in the total to £50-13/8. That Coyne took out new bonds from several of the collectors in his own name excepting one bond which Plt. took out in his own name, and Coyne and Hassard ordered the collectors not to pay any momey to Plt. Now so it is Coyne and Hassard have caused Plt to be arrested on a marked writ for £150 at the suit of Coyne on foot of said counter bond, having used great violence upon execution of said writ on 26 Aug. 1704 at night time and have caused Plt to be committed to the gaole at Enniskillen and procured irons to be put on Plt. That Plt had requested Coyne to come to an account and although Coyne acknowledges he has received £795-7/- (£785 written above 795) and also £7-7/-; and also Hassard has sold a horse and some bullocks to Coyne belonging to Plt and Coyne has kept £26 their price on account of said hearth money in all £33-7/-, which Coyne received over and above what was to be paid to Her Majesty. That in April last-(1706) Coyne had Plt. removed to the Dublin gaol fearing Plt should receive the benefit of the Act of Grace at Enniskillen and Plt is still confined in Dublin prison. Prays that writs may be gtd agst John Coyne and Robert Hassard to answer in the premises. Bill entered 11 Nov. 1706
Chancery Bill
(81) John Betty, yeoman, Plt.
Doctor Christopher Irvine and Phebe his wife, Defts.
Bill 11 Nov. 1706 answered both 22 Dec. 1707
Plaintiff, John Betty, yeoman sheweth,that Plt. was before the late Rebellion in this Kingdom Agent and Manager for Mrs. Pheby Irvine alias Hartstong now wife to Christopher Irvine of Castle Irvine, co. Fermanagh, Doctor of Phisick, when she was a widow, for collecting
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