116 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.

         Liber B Said William Johnson being to be relieved for damages in

              respect of the Said Defdts entertaining of the Said Servant and

              derdning him unjustly for the Space of Six weekes and three

              days, The sd Defdt William Johnson by his Answer alleadged

              that he had hired the Said Servant of the Said Mr Daynes till

          p. 244   the last day of Octobr Last And that the Said Mr Daynes had

              Sold the remainder of the Sd Servants time of Service to him

              the Said Johnson whereof he was ready to make proofe,

              Whereupon Several Wittnesses were examined in both Causes

              as appears upon Record, which Standing thus at issue the

              Deft William Johnson moved the Court that the tryal might

              be by Jury which being granted twelve Jurors were Impan-

              elled for that purpose vizt Lieutent Richard Banks Richard

              Nevitt Mr John Lewger Anthony Rawlins John Nunne Owen

              James Richard Willan Henry Adams John Meredith Robert

              Smith Richard Lloyd and Walter Pakes who having made

              Choice of the Said Lieutent Richard Bancks for their fforeman

              were Sworn & their Charge given them as followeth Vizt That

              they Should give in a Just and true verdict to the best of their

              knowledges upon the Evidences to be produced unto them on

              either party whether the Said Daynes made any absolute or

              firm Sale of the Said Servant to the Said Johnson or not But

              before the Said Jurors went upon the tryall, the Court

              upon the Mocon of the Said W Coursey for the better Satis-

              faction of the Jury declared their opinions to be that a bargain

              of that nature could not be binding in Law without a delivery

              and Some pledge or Consideracon given in earnest to make

              good the Same, whereupon the Said Jurors having Spent

              Sometime upon the tryall returned their Joynt verdict as fol-

              loweth vizt We find the Servant to remain the pits And the

              Court having Considered the proofs on both Sides in the

              Cause wherein John Sturman is plt and Mr Daynes Defdt and

              also the Verdict afd and upon full hearing what could be

              alleadgeci by either party in both Causes It is Ordered that

              the Said Servant be delivered into the possession of the Said

              Sturman according to the Said agreemt between him and

              Daynes, And that the Said Sturman Shall pay unto the Said

              Daynes for the Said Servt 2500' Tobacco and Cask the Said

              Mr Daynes allowing unto the Said Mr Sturman eight hundred

              pounds of Tobacco and Cask for his damages in respect of

              thirty two days want of the Said Servant Since the time he

          p. 245   Should have been delivered besides the demand of Satisfaccon

              in respect the Said Servant hath not Soe long time to Serve

              as he was Sold for, and that he is to have a greater Sume of

              money at the expiracon of his time of Service then the Said

              Sturman was made acquainted with upon the bargain And

              likewise that the Said William Johnson besides the Satisfaccon