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313) 322 percell of stockins severall peeces of Irish Freeze sixty Course hatts and he the said Nathan.ll Davis did then and there out of the said ship or vessell unlade the severall goods before herein menconed and other European goods & Comoditys soe as aforesaid by him the said Robert Black skipped and laden and by the said Nathaniel Davis Imported against the forme of the statute aforesaid in that case made and provided Whereupon the said Nehemiah Blackistone and Samuel Cooper aswell for the said Lord the King and the said Governo.r as for themselves pray the advice of the Court in the p.rmisses And that the said Nathaniel Davis Master or Comander or the said shipp or Vessell called the Ossory of London derry May forfeit the said ship or Vessell with all her Guns Tackle ammunicon furniture and apparrell and all the said goods and Comoditys before menconed according to the forme of the statute aforesaid and that the same Forfeiture may be devided into Three Equall parts One third part thereof to our soveraigne Lord the King One third part to the said Lord Prop.ry Cheife Governo.r as aforesaid and the other third part thereof residue of the said Forfeiture to them the said Nehemiah Blackiston and Samuel Cooper according to the forme of the said statute and that the said Nathaniel Davis may come into Court to answere our said soveraigne Lord the King the said Lord Prop.ry Cheefe Governo.r as aforesaid And the said Nehemiah Blackistone and Samuel Cooper who aswell for the said Lord the King the said Governo.r as for themselves in this behalfe prosecuteth of and upon the p.rmisses &c Pleg &c John Doe Burford Rich Roe And the said Nathaniel Davis Master of the shipp aforesaid by Kenelme Cheseldyn his Attorny cometh and defendeth the force and Injury when &c.a And saith that he is Not Guilty of the breach of the statute aforesaid in manner and forme as above is imposed upon him and this he desire may be enquired of by the Country And the Plaintiffe alsoe Therefore it is Comanded the sheriffe of S.t Marys County That he cause to come here Twelve &c by whome &c and who neither &c to Recognize &c because aswell &c Now here at this day to witt the fifth day of March in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred Eighty four Came the said Nehemiah Blackistone and Samuell Cooper who aswell for our soveraigne Lord the King and the Cheife Governo.r aforesaid as for themselves prosecute by their Attorney aforesaid And the said Nathaniel Davis by his Attorny likewise came And the Juro.rs of that Jury came alsoe (to witt) Cap.t Henry Smith Thomas Joce Nicholas Ferrett Robert Smith Cornelius Watkinson George Ashman Christopher Nutter Thomas Miles John Sewall Walter Woolverstone Henry Lewis and Peter Oard who to say the truth in the p.rmisses being elected tryed and sworne Upon their Oathes Doe say That they find the said Nathaniel Davis Guilty of the p.rmisses in Manner aforesaid in the Information above alleadged against him Whereupon it Considered by the Court here that the Comoditys goods wares and Merchandizes aforesaid in the Informacon above specified And the ship aforesaid with all her Guns tackle furniture Amunicon and Apparrell by lost and forfeited according to the forme of the statute aforesaid viz.t One third part thereof to our said soveraigne Lord the King one third part thereof to the said Lord Prop.ry Cheife Governo.r of this Province And the other third part thereof to the said Nehemiah Blackistone and Samuel Cooper who aswell for our soveraigne Lord the King and the said Lord Prop.ry Cheife Governo.r aforesaid as for themselves prosecute according to the forme of the statute aforesaid in that Case made and Provided And the Defendant in Mercy (It is |
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