702 Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665 1668.







        LiberBNo. 1    from the Said Henry Boston; Randall Revell atturney for the plts
               appeares as also Henry Boston deft & Joyntly craveth a respitt To
               the next Court whereupon the Courte orders a respite in the Cause
               depending till the next Court
          [p. 106]]    At A Courte held for Somersett Countie the 28th day of January
                      Ao Do 1667 Comes present, vizt;
                     Capta William Thorne  mT Jno Winder
                     mr James Jones     mr Henry Boston
                 Whereas Mathew Armstrong & Stephen Bond prferred a peticon
               agst mr George Johnson for foure hundred & twenty pounds of tob:
               & Caske Due upon bill dated the 27 Aprill 1665
                 Randall Revell attorney for the plants
                                         appeares now in Courte
           George Johnson def
                 After some Debate the Defendant Craues A Jury
                 Ordered that A Jury be Impannelled in the Cause Depending
                 The Jury is returned by the Sherriffe & sworne, vizt;

                              Jurors
                  Edward Southern, Foreman John Avery
                  Jeff ery Minshall       Robert Cat!ing
                  William Planner         Daniell Hast
                  Robert Lewin            William Willkinson
                  Allexander Draper       Nicolas Fountaine
                  John Allen              Wilt Furnis

                 The Jury being all agreed giue in their verditt as Foll: vizt;
               Wee finde that George Johnson Standeth indebted to Mathewe
               Armstrong & Stephen Bond the sume of foure hundred & twenty
               pounds of tobacco; And that the Jury findes no Cause of Accon And
               Further we Charge George Johnson sixteene pounds of tobacco Cost

                 Ordered that the verditt of the Jury be entered
                 After the verditt of the Jury was entered Randall Revell Craveth
               an appeale to the provinciall Cou rte; Ordered tht the appeale be
               drawne up & sent over after the provinciall Court is past in February
               Next to the Next provinciall Courte FoIl:
                 After the appeale was entered George Johnson proffered to pay to
               the defts foure hundred & twenty pounds of tobacco when they please
               to come & receiue itt & sixteene pounds Cost, which he desired might
               be recorded Ordered that mr Johnsons proffer be recorded

        At A Courte helld for Sommerset Countie the 28th day of January
                  Ao Do 1667 Commrs present, vizt;
                     Capta William Thorne  me John Winder
                     me James Jonesmr Henry Boston