368 Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674.

U.K.
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in th^t the same was Surruptitiously Obtained by false Informa-
con of the s^d Stapleford to his Excelency the Captaine Gen^ll
Cheife Justice of the s^d C^rt pretending the s^d Judgm^t was for
2000^ls sterl whereas he well knew there was noe such Judgm^t
as for 2000^ls sterl. & th^t in his Answ^r in Chancery the s^d Staple-
ford had sworne the s^d Judgmt was but for 100^ls sterl & had
not the s^d Stapleford falselie informed his Excelency & by such
false Insinuacon Procured his Excelencies ord^r menconed in the
Record to the Clerke the s^d Scire facias by reason of the Un-
certainty of the s^d Judgm^t could never have been sued out by
anie Attorney who ought to have sued out the same
And Hereupon the s^d Jo. Bailey Saith th^t in the Record &
Processe & allsoe in the Rendring of Judgm^t afores^d & Issue-
ing out the Scire facias thereupon is manifestly Erred as the s^d
John hath Sufficiently made Appeare in alleadging the Errors
afores^d by him in forme afores^d alleadged & the s^d John Prayeth
th! the Judgm^t afores^d together w^th all the Processe thereupon
for those errors & others in the record & processe afores^d
alleadged be Revoaked ad nulled & held for nought & th^t he
the s^d John to all those thinges w^ch he by Occasion of the Pre-
mises hath Lost may be Restored & th^t the s^d Reymond to the

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s^d Errors may Answ^r Wherefore &c
Rob^t Ridgeley p Quer
Allsoe the same day, to wit, the 26^th day of May [afores^d]
before his s^d Lo^p in his upper house of Assembly [came] the
afores^d Reymond Stapleford by George Thompson [his] At-
torney to Plead to the s^d Errors. Whereupon is Ordered by
the s^d Upper house of Assembly That [there] be a hearing of
the Cause on Munday next. —
Read an Act Entituled an Act for Quieting Possessions of
such whose Evidences are Imperfect or totallie Lost & Voted
to be sent downe —
In Answ^r to a Paper of the 23^th of May sent to this House
by the Lower house touching the Repeale of the Act concern-
ing deserted Plantacons & for the Surceasing of all prosecu-
con upon th^t Law It is Thought fitte, th! the Secretary be de-
sired to give Answ^r thereunto by word of mouth who goeth
forth accordingly
An Answ^r to the Vote of the Upper house for the Act Enti-
tuled an act declaring how the C^rs in this Province shall proceed
in Criminall Cases is Retorned from the Lower House by M^r
Richard Hall & Mr Dent as followeth
The aboves^d Bill being read Voted th^t the same is unnecessarie
to be Considered by this house since they doe humbly Conceave
th^t the Lawes of England ought to be esteemed & Adjudged
of full force & Power within this Province & in Case the former
Act for Proceedings at Law be anie waies deficient This house