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March Court 1714/15 77 precept it was Commanded and the Jurors by the Sherf returnd being Calld likewise came John Taylor Mathew Piner William Blackiston William Crow Charles Ringgold Robt. Green John Gale George Hanson Thomas . Joce Samuel Wickes Thomas Ringgold and Abraham Ambrose who being duely elected tryd and Sworn and the Deft afd Comes . into Court and takes his Corporall Oath on the holy Evangilists - of Almighty God that the afd Account against. John Green is Just and true , And the Jury haveing heard the pleadings and . allegation’s on both Sides and do depart from the barr and after Some time do againe return to the barr and being called over do all appear and Likewise the Plt and Deft. do appear and the Jury afd being demanded whether they are agreed on a verdict or not do Say that they are agreed on a verdict and being asked whether they find for the plt~. or Deft~. do Say they find for the Deft~ and . that the Six hundred pounds of Tobacco was well paid and by John Taylor there foreman all So Say . . . But the Said Plt by his attry. afd moves in Stay of Judgment on the verdict afd which was granted and time to the then next Court to file his reasons at which~ Said next Court viz.t this Seventh day of Apl. Anno Dmi 1715 Came the Said Plt by his afd Attry. and the Sd Deft~ by John Johnson his Attry. And the Said Plt. by his afd Attry puts in his reasons in Stay of~ Judgment which foll. viz.t Reasons in Stay of Judgment. And the afd Plt. Saith that ye verdict afd against him ye Said Plt. given on behalfe of ye Said Deft. to Stand or be prosecuted ought not because ye Said Plt~. Saith ye Issue and verdict in ye Same Contained is in Sufficient in Law to cause or give Judgment thereupon therefore he prays Judgment and that the |
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