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      indignity of his Lopps both Court and person But all the rest Liber A.

      of the Counsell doe vote that the Cause bee respited till the

      next Court, as well in respect the pltes Attorney desired

      further time to prove the damage as alsoe for that it was by

      them conceived that the said Trespasse could not bee without

      some damage lesse or more were it but the wearing of the

      Boate, and likewise that it would bee a dangerous prsident if a

      busines of that nature should bee ordered on the behaulf of the

      Trespasse, for that others might bee thereby imboldened in

      Accons of the like nature wch might breed a great confusion

      and disturbance in the Comon wealth, and therefore conceived

      it not fitt for the prsent to concurr with the Governor in the dis

      mission of the Cause till further examinacon there of wch they

      are satisfied in conscience may bee done without any delay of

      Justice.

        November 19o 1649. I doe hereby authorize Willm Bretton

      gent to administer Oath to Georg Manners and Henry Adams

      to answere vnto such questions as I shall demand of them

                                       Tho:   Greene

      At St Maries Martis Novembr 19o 1649 The deposicon of

      20 No: prsent a before Georg Manners taken this 19o Novembr

      1649. This deponent saith that Elias Beach desired this

      depont the said Elias his Attorney to crave a respite in Court

      of the Cause then in Court depending betweene the said Elias

      and Henry Adams till the next Court wherein Capt Stone

      should sitt as Judge And further hee saith not

                              Signed. Georg Manners

      Jurat coram Willm Bretton.

        This deposicon was taken vppon the sumons of Mr Greene

      then Governor

      david O'doughorty plte The pite sueth to bee releived against the

      Lt Willm Lewes deft cleft for 1000 l Tob and Caske and 2 barrells

      of Corne due by Bill & damages And the deft acknowledged

      the Bill but craved liberty of the Court to discompt 1 60 l of Tob:

      and Cask hee made oath hee paid to Mr Copley for the

      pltes vse and one barrell of Corne wch the pite agreed to

      receive of John Medley and had an Assignemt for that purpose

      from the deft of wch hee accepted as the deft also averred vppon

      oath And Mr Richard Browne the pltes Attorney allowed

      thereof It is therefore ordered that the defendt shall pay vnto

      the pite the Remainder of the said debt being Eight hundred

      and forty pounds of Tob: in Caske and one barrell of Indian

      Come at Portoback And the defendant is to transport the

      same for the pite to St Maries at this the said defendants owne

      charge