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        Liber B. After which the Defdt Mr Copley desired that the Tryall

              might be by way of Jury, upon these two points vizt whether

              or noe he the Said Mr Copley detained the Servant from Mr

              Blunt Injuriously when Roche came for him and whether he

              the Sd Mr Copley or Mr Blunt was the Cause of the Said Ser-

              vants later running away or absenting himselfe

               Whereupon the Sheriff according to appointmt Impannelled

              Mr Phillip Land Serjt Mark's Pheipo Wm Johnson Mr George

              Mee Martin Kirke John Prince Edward Hall Serjt James

              Lindsey Wm Edwyn John Nicholls ffriendship Tongue and

              Serjt George Dolty to be of the Jury who made Choice of Mr

              Phillip Land to be their fforeman.

               Their Charge being given them upon Oath as followeth

              (Viz) To give in a Just and true Verdict to the best of their

              Judgmt upon the Evidence to be produced unto you by either

              party in a Cause depending between Mr Richard Blunt by Mr

              Henry Coursey his Attorney plt and Thomas Copley Esq

              Defdt touching Nicholas White a Runaway Servant, whether

              Mr Copley detained the Said Servant from the Said Mr Blunt

              injuriously when Roch the Messenger Sent by Mr Blunt came

              for him, and whether Mr Blunt or Mr Copley was the Cause of

              the Said Servants late running away.

               After which Charge given them the Said Jurors took the

              Matter into Consideracon and after Some time Spent there-

              upon, and not all agreeing upon the Verdict attended the

              Court for further Instruccon which having reced and goeing

              again to consider further thereupon not long after returned

              their Joint Verdict in these words vizt

               Upon the last Evidence Wee find that the Servt was Inju

              riously detained, Mr Blunt depending upon Mr Copley's

        p. 266     promise Wee find it to be the Cause of the Servant's now

              being absent

               Upon the bringing in of which Verdict the Court proceeded

              to give Judgrnt on this Cause being as followeth vizt

                          Int Ricum Blunt p Henr Coursey Attor Sum

                          queren et Thomam Copleo Ar Deftem.

               Upon the Verdict of the Jury in this Cause, and upon the

              proofes produced on either party, and upon full hearing what

              could be alleadged on both Sides It is this present day Or-

              dered and adjudged by this Court, That the Defdt Mr Copley

              Shall within one Week now next ensueing deliver or cause to

              be delivered to the Sd Complaynt Mr Blunt or to his Said At-

              torney the Servant in question Nicholas White by name

              together with one thousand pounds of Tobacco and Cask for

              Satisfaccon of the plts damages Or in defalt thereof the Said

              Deft Shall then forthwith Satisfie and pay unto the sd Corn-