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     son to Receave of Owen Jones 12 or 1300 lb of tobaccoe and tht the Liber C
     said Sampson demanded the said tobaccoe but the said Jones replied
     he owed nothing to the said William Thomas and if he did owe
     him anie thing yet he durst not Pay him the said Robert anie thing
     upon tht Letter of Attorney.
       Likewise the Defendt Produced in Court the Depositions of one
     Wm Wildman & one Henrie Walker taken in the Court of Stafford
     Countie in Virginia and attested by the Clerke of the same Court
       were as followeth (vizt)
       William Wildman aged about 32 yeares being Sworne and ex-
     amined Saith That he was Present when Robert Sampson Sold
     William Thomas two quarter Caskes of Syder and a quarter Caske
     of vinegar and further saith That the said Robert Sampson accepted
     of a Letter of Attorney assigned to him from the said Thomas, as
     Satisfacon for the same        Signum
     Jurat in Curia               Wm X Wildman
           Teste Sam. Hayward Cl. Cur. Staffd
       Henrie Walker Sworne and examined saith That your Deponent
     Sold unto William Thomas a Letter of Attorney for a Servant wch
     was due to your Deponent and gave Owen Jones Power to Receave
     the Servant in Marieland who Promised to Deliver the said Servant
     in May 1666, but your Deponent hath not receaved the servt nor [p. 275]
     anie part or parcell of Satisfacon from tht time till this Present houre
                                      Signum
     Jurat in Curia               Henrie X Walker
           Teste Sam. Hayward Cl. Cur. Stafford
       Hereupon the Plaintife retained and entered Henrie Neale his
     Attorney and after diverse pleadings on both sides the Plaintifes
     Attorney and Defendts Attorney did agree to Put the busines to a
     Jurie, and accordinglie there issued a writt of venire facias to Sum-
     mon a Jurie of 12 honest men to trie the issue depending between
     the Plaintjfe and Defendt whose Names were as followeth (vizt)
     Alexander Sympson, John Wheeler Sam. Harris, John Boyden,
     Mathias Obryan, Nathan. Barton, James Macoy, Thomas Allanson,
     William Boyden Thomas Baker John Muns, Robert Cosleton all
     web being Sworne and sent forth, after serious Consideracon and
     debate had about the said Depositions and the Pleadings and Alle-
     gacons on either side returned a verdict for the Defendt.
       Hereupon the Plaintife Craved an Appeale to the Provinciall Court
     wch was graunted
       Ordered Therefore That the Plaintife have Libertie to transmit
     a Coppie of all proceedings entered by the Clerke of this Court con-
     cerning this Cause to the Provinciall Court.
       Likewise ordered That the verdict of the Jurie shall Passe for
     the Judgment of this Court & tht the Defendt goe without further
     Day in this Court for tht the Plaintife had noe Cause of action