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    dant Craued an Appeale alleaging that hee had no defence against Liber B
    the plantiues Plea and thearfor humbly Craueth a Ref erance by rea
    son of the Euidences beeing in Verginia and hee humbly thincketh
    that hee ought to haue it tilt the next Court
      Thees Precedent Arguments the Court Adiudgeth ought to haue
    bin urged befor the ioyning of issew with the Plantiue and thearfor
    in iustice ought to bee reiected and according to the Plantiues desire
    deliuered unto the Jury togeather with the heigh Sheriffs oath of
    this Countie Mr James Lendsey which is as followeth and the Pre
    cedent Petition

      James Lendsey heigh Sheriff of Charleses Countie Swonne and
    examined in open Court sayeth that Edward Baker was in prison
    from the 16th day of October till the sixth or seauenth day of Nouem
    ber next ensuing the fees beeing to the Sheriffe forty pounds of
    tobacco per day and further sayeth not:

      The Names of the Jurymen are as followeth who Chose Mr John [p. 49]
    Alexander to bee thear forman who beeing sworne in open Court
    had the Precedent buisnes deliuered unto them to determin it
    Mr John Alexander        Francis Thorington  William Carie
    William Price    James Lee William Aliffe
    Daniell Johnson  John BrowneGils Tomkins
    Capt William Batten          John Neuill     Gils Glouer

      Who hauing the buisnes examined bnaught in this thear Verdit
    as followeth thay all agreeing in the Verdit and deliuered it in
    wrighting

         December 18th Ao 1662
      Upon a differance betweene Edward Baker Plantiue and John
    Meekes defendant it is the iudgment of the Jury that Mr Meekes
    pay all Clarkes and sheriffs fees and Charges since the first Com
    mencing thear suit in any poynt of differance Concerning this suit
    and pay to the Plantiue Edward Baker for losse of his owne time and
    his sloope and Charges with falls imprisonment too thowsand flue
    hundered pounds of tobacco

      Whearupon the defendant desired an appealle befor the judgment
    of the Court was passed but not granted:
      Whearfor it is ordered that the defendant satisfie the Clarkes and
    Sheriffes fees and Court Charges since thear first Commencing theyr
    suit in any poynt of diffenance Concerning this suit and Pay to the
    Plantiue Edward Baker for losse of his owne time and of his sloope
    and Charges with fals imprisonment too thowsand flue hundered
    pounds of tobacco

      To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
    humble Petition of John Meekes sheweth