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March Court 1716 152 may Answr. And the Said James by John Johnson his attry comes and defends the force and injury when &ca. and Saith that he did not assume upon himselfe in Such manner and forme as the Said Plt. in his Decln above hath Imposed upon him and of this he puts himself upon the Country Johnson pr Deft~ And the Plt in like manner TBowne pr Quer Thereupon Commanded it was to the Sherf of Kent County that he imdeatly Should Cause to come here Twelve &ca. By whom &ca. To Recognize &ca Because as well &ca. who neither &ca. And the Sherf of Said County comes and Saith that he hath ready twelve as by his precept it was Commanded who being called Likewise came vuzt- John Evans William Worrell Thomas Jones Roger - Hails George Gleaves Samuel Philips John Jones Nehemiah Powell William Brown Thomas Wilkins Christopher Bellican Robert Green which Jury being duly Elected tryd and Sworn and having heard the allegations pleadings and Evidences on~ both Sides do withdraw and after Some time do againe return to the barr and being Called over do all appear as also the Plt and Deft. And the Jury being asked whether they are agreed on a verdict do Say they are and being demanded whether they find for the Plt or Deft~ do Say they find for the Plt and that the Deft did assume in manner and forme as above declared and find damages twelve hundred pounds of Tobacco with Costs And by John Evans there foreman all So Say To which the Deft by his attry afd moves in Stay of~ Judgment on the verdict of the Jurors afd which was granted but that he file reasons before the Said Court adjourns and thereupon the Said Cause was Continued untill next Court Att which Said next Court vizt. the nineteenth day of March the Same year last mentioned Came the afd Deft by his attry afd And the Said Plt by his attry afd and the Said Deft~ by his attry afd fild the Reasons which folls vizt. Reasons in arrest Judgment And the afd Deft Saith that the verdict afd agst him |
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