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308 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666. Liber B Whearupon the Plantiue alleageth that the last night hee was ad mitted of as an Atturney and that no law can enforce a man to sware against himself for hee was subpened after hee was admitted an Atturney and of the truth hearof hee desireth the iury to informe them selues of the board And the defendant desireth that his witneses might bee sworne upon interrogatiues to them by him proposed which was granted And unto Samuell Price and John Neads hee proposeth wheather hee did not giue order to the Sheriffe to subpene them yee or nay and wheather thay wear not subpened yea or nay who sware thay wear subpened at his suit and further sayeth not: And to Andrew Watson and John Cherman hee proposeth wheather hee did not giue order to the Sheriffe to subpene MT Francis Batchelor yea or nay at that time in the same suit when hee ordered the sheriffe to subpene them who doe declare upon oath that hee did as fast as hee coold giue order unto him after that hee had ordered him to subpene them and further sayeth not: Whearupon the Jury was impannelled and the Precedent buisnes deliuered unto them the Petition excepted The Names of the Jurymen are as followeth Mr John Alexander Francis Thorington Gus Glouer William Price James Lee William Aliffe Daniell Johnson John Browne John Neuill Samuell dobson Gils Tomkins William Cary Who beeing sworne and thear forman Chose braught in this thear Verdit thay all Concenting but befor thay went out on the buisnes The defendant deliuered this ensuing declaration in wrighting Gentlemen of the Jury you are to goe according to law and Eui dence and examin the Record whether Mr Batchelor was the At turney last night or no and you will find that my euidence was sub [p. 48] pened last night by the officer of the law who is the Sheriffe and thearfor I Cannot answer nothing to my Cause if i haue not my eui dence Shearch the records and you will find that thear is only the generall letter of Atturney and not another deriued from it: December the 18th 1662 In a differance depending between Edward Baker Plantiue and John Meekes defendant Mr Alexander together with the Rest of the Jurie find Mr Batchelor as well Atturney to day as Admitted by the defendant last night finding nothing that may inualid his Atturney ship the sayd Mr Batchelor beeing admitted by the Consent of the board and wee further find the sayd Batchelor no lawfull Euidence in the defendants Cause Whearupon the Defendant sayd Now I will answer to the petition which beeing read the Plantiue thearupon Craued a Jury the defen |
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