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        Patricke humes Sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that Liber B
      hee was Joseph Edmonds Saruant and that hee shewed his Condition
      to the defendant and that hee saw it and Red it and further sayeth not

        Whearupon the Defendants Atturney Wm Cahuert Esq Alleageth
      that his Saruant is no Computent Witnes in this Cause Whearupon
      the Phantiue Craued A Jury which was granted and the names of the
      Jurymen are as followeth (Viz) Mr John Bouls John Boyden James
      Mackey Edward Richards Thomas Muscham Roger Dickeson Jhero-
      mie Dickeson Luke Greene francis ferenla George Newman Mr
      Thomas Allonson and Gus Glouer
        Who beeing ordered to Choose their foarman maed Choyce of
      Mr John bouls who beeing Sworne and all the Rest of the Jury had
      the Presedent buisnes deliuered unto the sayd Mr Bouls who with-
      drawing himself with the Jury after dew and Matuer Consideration
      on the aforsayd buisnes Presented themselues befor the face of the
      Court Attended by the Undersheriff of the County Whearupon the
      Judge of the Court Mr Thomas Mathews Demanded of them whether
      thay wear all agreed in ther Verdit And thay Unanimously answered
      that thay wear Whearupon hee demanded of them who shoold de-
      liuer in thear verdit And thay all Rephyed thear foarman Who im-
      meadiatly Demanded an order of Court for their Charges beeing
      according to Custom allowed thirty pounds of tobaco apeece amount-
      ing unto in all three hundered and sixty pounds of tobacco which was

      granted them and ordered that the Party Cast shoold pay it: whear- [p. 498]
      upon bee deliuered in the opinion of the Jury which is as followeth
      (Videlicet) in wrighting

        This is the opinion of the Jury that wee find no Cause of Action

        It is thearfor Ordered that the Plantiue shold bee nonsuited and
      pay the Cost and Charge of suit:

      Vincent Young Phantiue This buisnes depending at the time
        P Atturney Mr John Stone apoynted for a Court to bee held for
      Mathias Obrian Defendant this this County on September the
        P Atturney wm Price twelfe Ao 1665 and thear then beeing
      not Commissioners anough to hould A Court was Respited untill this
      Court and now the defendant alleageth that the Plantiue hath taken
      out a particular write against him for this Court and thear for Craueth
      the hearing of first action Referenced from the last Court to this
      which was granted him
        Who immediatly Craued a nonsuit against the Plantiue for not
      hauing entered his declaration three days befor the Court into the
      Chke office according to Act of Assembly prouided in that behalf e and
      the Plantiue not beeing abell to Contradict it It is thearfor ordered
      that the Plantiue shoold bee Nonsuited and pay the Cost and Charge
      of suit: