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Sommrsett: County Ss:
Att a County Cort: helld y 12th Day of June in y second yeare of y Dominion of y Rt: Honrble: Charles over
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Maryland &c Annoqe Domini 1677 before his Lopps Justices thereunto assigned & authorized: ~ ~ ~
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Mr: William Stevens:
Collll: William Colebourne: Mr: John Winder
present Mr: James: Jones: Mr: James Dashiele: Commrs
Mr: George: Johnson: Mr: Willm: Brereton
William ffurnis plt Thomas Poole pro plaintiffe:
agt
Capta: Thomas Jones Deft
Sommrsett Ss: Capta: Thomas Jones Late of this County was Summoned to answr unto William ffurnis
in an accon of assalt & Batry ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
And whereupon y said ffurnis by his attorney Thomas Poole Saith yt hee y said Jones in this instant
moneth of June & upon y Sixth Day of y moneth aforesaid in y yeare of or Lord God 1677: Did upon his
Lopps highway against y plantacon of William Turpin in this County make assault & him y said
ffurnis & his wife Did beate wounded & evill intreated that of their lives they Did Despaire & othr harmes
hee Did them to y great Damadge of y plaintift & contrary to y pease & governement of y Proprietorey
whereupon y plaintiff Saith yt hee is Damnified & hath Damadge to y value : Two Thousand nine hun
dred pounds of Tobacco Thereupon brings his Suit: / : ~ ~ ~ prquer: Thomas Poole:
And the said Thomas Jones in his proper person Cometh & Defendeth the force when &c & saith yt hee y said
William his accon ought not to have by reason y said Thomas hath neither forme nor sense to answr unto
Impr: Sommrsett there is noe Such place in this Province : / : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
# in an accon of an assalt & Batry which is noe English words & itt agrees not with y originall y originall
being
assault & Battery ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
# hee ought to have exprest y yeare & Dominion of his Lordship & not by name of Proprietorey: ~ ~ ~
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# hee ought to have exprest wth what weapons y assault was committed & in what manner Acted for tis noe
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assault without force & armes: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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# hee Calls himselfe y plaintift there being noe Such tearme in Law nor is itt an English word: ~ ~ ~ ~
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# hee Calls his Lopps peace by y name of pease by reason of which nonsense & mistakes y Deft: sayes that
there is not ground in Law for him to answr thereunto the which hee is ready to averr & therefore prayes A
nonsuit with his Cost &Chardges in this Case had & illegally sustained: / : T: Jones: :/:/~ ~ ~
This Cort: orders yt the hearing of this Cause be the next County Court: / : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Sommrsett: County: Ss:
Att a County Cort: helld y 12th Day of June in y Second yeare of y Dominion of y Rt:Honr:ble: Charles ~
over Maryland &c Annoq Domini 1677: before his Lopps Justices thereunto assigned & authorized : / :
Mr: William: Stevens: Mr: John: Winder:
Collll: William: Colebourne: Mr: James: Dashiele:
present Mr: James: Jones: Mr: Willm: Brereton: Commrs
Mr: George: Johnson: Mr: William Innis
Gilbert Turbevile plt Thomas Poole pro plt:
agt
William Keene: Deft
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