62 Att A County Cort: helld the 10th day of Jany: in the XXXiX
year of the Dominion of the Rt: hon:ble Caecilius Ao: Do: 1670
before his Lopps Justices thereunto assigned & Authorised &c
mr: William Stevens
mr: Henry Smith : mr: John Winder
present mr: James Weedon: Capta: Wm: Colebourne Commrs mr: James Jones : mr: Charles Ballard
Jacob Cheltenham plt: in a plea of Assault &
p qued Tho Jones Battery p qued Tho: Jones they appeare
vers: in Cort John Rhodes Junr: deft:
Sommersett County Ss John Rhodes Junr: late of Sommersett County
Was Attached to answer unto Jacob Cheltenham in
an accon of Assault & Battery &c.
Whereupon the said Jacob Cheltenham by Thomas Jones his
Attorney Saith that he the said John Rhodes by force of Armes
as Swords Staves & knives on him the said plaintife on the
open Roade in this said County of Sommersett the twenty
day of october in the nine & thirtieth year of the Dominion
of Caecilius &c hee made assault & him the said plaintiffe
beate wounded & evill intreated that of his Life he Did
despaire & other harms to him he did to the greate Damage
of the plaintiff & Contrary to the peace & Government of
the Lord Proprietary Whereupon he saith he is Damnified
& hath Damage to the vallewe of five thousand pounds of
tobacco & thereupon hee brings his Suite &c. ~ ~ ~ ~
Jones p quer
John Doe
Pleg: de Pros. Richard Roe
The plt: saith that his evidences are gone away & desires to come
to tryall next Cort: ordered that the tryall of the Cause depending
be next Cort: & no charges of y wittnes to be pd this Cort:
