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two Runaways paid by the Appointment of Coll Henry
Coursey for and on behalf of the said Aldrick, and that pay-
ment was made in March 1680 which was before the said Suit
Came to any hearing, Relation being had to the said Papers
more at large will appear—In Testimony whereof We have
hereunto put our Several hands—
Henry Coursey—William Burges
William Digges—William Stevens

By which Report it appears to his Lordship and this house,
That the said M^r Rousby had disposed of the Servants before
he Commenced the Suit and received Satisfaction for them
before he Obtained the Judgment all which the said Rousby
kept Secret both from Court and Jury at the Tryal, and put
the said Spernon to the proof of it who then could not prove
the same

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Ordered by his Lordship and this house that the said M^r
John Rousby shall not Practice as an Attorney in the Pro-
vincial Court of this Province nor any County Court in the
said Province from henceforth, Untill such time as the said M^r
Rousby shall fully acquitt release and Discharge the said Joseph
Spernon his Exec^rs & Adm^rs from the said Judgment of 6000^ll
of Tobacco and cost and all Debts dues and Demands relating
to this Matter; and also shall Discharge M^r Edward English
from the Judgment the said Rousby Obtained against him for
letting the said Spernon Escape and from all Costs dues &
Demands thereupon—
Coll Digges goes again to the Lower house with the Mes-
sage he went with Yesterday about Joining in Committee for
Drawing the Bill of Revivall of the Temporary Laws He
returns—
Coll Stevens goes to the Lower house with this Message

Upper house 30th of October 1683—
This house have presented to his Lordship for Stay of the
Day of Sessions for some Longer time whereupon his Lord-
ship hath been pleased to sett Monday next for the Day of
Sessions to the intent that all things now on foot in either
house may be fully Debated & come to a fair and Amicable
end which this house hopes is the wish and desire of the Lower
house as well as this—
Signed p^r Order Tho. Grunwin Cl of the Assembly

The said Messenger carries with him the Bill for Regulating
the Tare of Hogsheads he returns—
M^r Secretary Darnall goes to the Lower house to acquaint
them, That this house have appointed to Morrow Morning
Nine of the Clock to hear the Errors before the Assembly—

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