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39 The Neate Produce of the plts part of the said wynes And with A Generall Traverse he Concludes his Answer, And whereas Hertofore ^that is to say^ in the said February Court in the said yeare One Thowsand six hundred sixtie nyne The said James Neale did Exhibit his Crosse Bill into this Court against the said John Balley Thereby setting forth to the same effect as in the said Answer is above recited and to have a Discov.ry of the said Noates and pages by him in the said Answer and in this Bill pretended to be Carelessly left in his Chamber and by Accident lost of Come to the Defend.ts hands And to have the Defend.t Balley Answer He also prayed the Ayd of this Court & Processe against the said Defend.t To appeare and Answer the said Bill which being so Granted the said Defend.t Appeared and Answered Accordingly And by his Answer Denyed the whole Equity of the said Bill To which said sev.rall Answers of the said sev.rall Defend.ts the said sev.rall Complts Replied And the said John Balley by his Replication did set forth as in his answer to the said Neales Bill he hath Already declared And so the matter being at Full and perfect Issue Diverse witnesses were Examined in the said Causes and the Depositions duly published according to the Laudable Rules of this Court as by the said sev.rall Bills Answers Replications Examinacons of wittnesses and other Proceedings thereupon had All of them Remayning of Record in this Hon.ble Court Relation being thereunto had more Fully and more at Large the same doth and may Appeare And the said sev.rall Causes standing at Issues Ready for a Heareing The Tenth day of December last was appointed for the heareing and Determyneing thereof On which day the partyes Complts and Defend.ts in both these suites being ready for a Tryall in both Causes And because both suites did Relate to one and the same Concerne This Court ordered both Causes to Come to a Tryall at one tyme And the Complt Balleyes Bill being Read and Neales Answer to the same and all proofes and other pages touching that cause And the Crosse Bill of Neale against Balley being also Read and all pages concerneing that cause and upon Reading the Depossicons and proofes taken in the said causes being all by this Court seriously viewed and Considered and heareing what could be Alleadged onether sides This Court was all Clearly sattisfied That John Balley the Complt was Joint Owner of the Cargo of wynes in Question and that the account of sales of the said Cargo made by Neale and in this Court Filed should be referred to Audito.rs to State and Examine the same And this Court did thereby Appoint M.r Thomas Notley and M.r Benjamyne Rozer to Audite state & Examine the same who were desired to make full Examanation into it and to make Report to this Court how they found it at the then next Court That so the Court being Fully Sattisfied in the businesse might Decree & order therin as in Conscience & equity they ought and |
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