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June Court 1725
35 Being Called Likewise Came to witt John Caldwell, John Watts, John Donelson, James Rownd, Edmond Hough, William Lane, Joseph Vennables, Thomas Gorden, James Lindow, John Tunstall Daniel Maddux ^and^ John Waters who Being duly Elected Tryed and Sworn to Say the Truth of the Premisses upon their Oath do Say that the afd Love Hobbs is Guilty of the speaking the scandolous words afd of ^her^ the afd Ann Covington as she the said Ann above againest her Hath Complained and do assess the damages of the afd Ann by Occation of the speaking of the words afd Besids her Costs and Charges by her about her suite in that part Expended to Tenn pounds Currant mony and ^for those Costs & Charges to^ one pound of Tobacco Cost &c Therefore it is Considered by the Court here the fifteenth day of June Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred & twenty five afd that the afd Ann Covington Recover against the afd Love Hobbs as well the Sum of tenn pounds Curr.t money and one pounds of tobacco her damages afd by the Jurors (983) afd in form afd assessed as also the sum of Nine hundred & Eighty three pounds of tobacco to the same Ann Covington at her request for her Costs and Charges afd by the Court here of Increas adjudged and the afd deft in Mercy &c
on behalfe of a Certain John Hudson Jun.r of the County afd Gentl: in relation to the bounds of two tracts of Land Lying in the County afd on the sea board side the One Called S.t Lawrences Neck the Other deal We therefore require you or any three or two of you that at some time and place as to you or any three or two of you shall Seem Convenient you mete on the afd two tracts of Land named as afd and there Cause to Come before you or any three or two of you all such Evidences as shall be to you or any three or two of you Nominated by the said Complainant and that you Examine them upon their Corporall Oaths to be by you or any three or two of you administred on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God in the presence of the Complainant afd (and deft if any) touching the truth or remembrance of their Knowledge or any thing that may relate to the Cause afd and that Reduceing the Severall depositions into writing you send the same ^together^ with this Our Commission under your or any three or two of your hands to us to Our County Court of Somersett with all Convenient speed Wittness Samuel Hopkins Gent.n Cheife Justice of Our Said Court the 20.th day of March in ye Ninth Year of Our Dominion &c anno Dom 1724 p order Thomas Hayward Cler On the backside of the foregoeing Commission it was thus Endorsed vizt the Execution of the within Commission appears as by a schedule hereunto annexed Somrsett |
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