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Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666. 515 the Defendant Confeseth the Cow to haue bin the plantiues and that Liber B hee was to haue giuen him another for it Whearupon thay boath Craued a Jury which was granted and impannelled and is as followeth Mr John Neuill Thomas Allcock Richard Dod Thomas Wentworth James Lee Thomas Baker Gus Glouer Mr George Gooderick John Pain James fox Alexander smith Mr Robert Hundley Who Making Choice of Mr John Neuill for thear foarman wear [p. 363] all sworne in open Court to bring in thear lust verdit Concerning the Cow in disputation between Edmond Lendsey Plantiue and James Mackey Defendant: and thay hauing had the whole buisnes deliuered unto them went forth and Considered thearof and Presenting them- self afterwards be for the face of the Court by the Court it was de manded of them wheather thay wear all agreed who answered yes It was of them then demaunded who shoold giue in thear Verdit and thay Replyed thear foarman and it beeing demanded of him hee pre sented unto the Court this ensuing writing The Jury Craues an order of Court for thear Charges which ac cording to the Custom in the Prouinciall Court is 30 pounds of tobaco a peece Mr William Marshall disassenting unto thear demand the Rest Condesending orders that the person Cast shall pay unto each per son of Jury thirty pounds of tobacco becaus the prouinciall Court hath ordered the same in the licke Cases without which order the forman woold not deliuer in thear Verdit Whearupon the forman deliuered in thear verdit as followeth: in writing The Jury findes the Cow with her increase to bee Edmond Lend seys and that the defendant pay the cost and Charge of suit: It is thearfor ordered that the Deft shall deliuer unto the plantiue the Cow with her increase and pay the Cost and Charge of suit: John Neuill by his Atturney William Price Prefereth his Petition [p. 364] as followeth To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the humble Petition of John Neuill Sheweth: That whearas your Petitioner had an Attachment against the Es tate of Mr Henry Hudson and execution defered to your petitioners detriment from time to time Your Petitioner thearfor humbly Craues an order according to proces of law: or your petitioners result not Longer to bee refered and hee shall pray &c In Confirmatione whearof hee produced the writ of Attachment Recorded folio 174 Ao 1664 a noat of the thing Attached recorded 175 A 1664 and a split peece of paper beeing an obligation whearin hee bound ouer all the goods hee had in the hows of the aforsayd Neuill unto the sayd Neuill and underneath a bill for too thowsand too hundered and fiftie nine pounds of tobacco which bill and bond |
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