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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
Volume 841, Page 32b   View pdf image
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August Court                           1727            32

seven ^hundred and twenty seven^ Came again as well the afd Stephen Costan as the afd Matha Hosea by their attorneys afd &
the afd Mathew Hosea by his said attorney thereupon prayed further Leave to Imparle
hereunto untill the next Court and he hath it and the same day is given ^un^to the afd Plft here
also &c
                                        Att which said next Court to witt the fifteenth day of ugust
anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and twenty seven Came again as well the afd Stephen
Costan as the afd Mathew Hosea by their attorneys afd and the afd Mathew Hosea by his said
attorney as before defends the force and Injury when &c   And says that he is not guilty
of the premisses above him Imposed in Manner and form as the afd Stephen ag.t
him hath Complained and of this he puts himselfe upon the Country &c and the afd Plft
Likewise            And whereupon the afd Stephen Coston his writt and declaration afd against the
afd Mathew Hosea did not Prosecute with Effect but voluntarily suffered his suite to be discontinued

       Therefore afterwards viz.t that same day by discretion of the Justices here were adjudged
307   the same Mathew Hosea the sum of three hundred & seven                                 pounds
or 208 of tobacco for his Costs and Charges by him about his defence in that part Sustained according to the form
of the statute in Such Case thereof Lately made and provided and the afd Stephen Coston in Mercy
and that the afd Mathew Hosea have thereof Execution &c


GD  Thomas Brereton
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LG  The same
 Somrsett Co.ty fs:  Mathew Hosea Late of Somrsett Co.ty Planter was attached
to answer unto Tho.s Brereton of a plea of Trespass upon the Case &a
And whereupon ye same M Tho.s Pr Geo Dashiell his attry Complaines
that whereas ye same Tho.s is a good true faithfull & Honest Leige Subject of our Lord ye King
that now is & as such from ye time of his Nativity hitherto hath Behaved & Demaned
himselfe & from all Ruid of Theft Larceny Fellony or any Such Wicked & Base Crime
or any Blott or Suspetion of the Same from the time of his Nativity hitherto free
and Unatainted Untouched & unsuspected hath Lived behaved held & Governed himselfe
& of a good Name fame Estimation & Creditt by ye whole time afd was held &
Reputed & Called Nevertheless ye same Mathew Being not Ignorant of the premisses
but Invying the Happy Estate & Condition of ye said Tho.s & Maliciously plotting
& Intending him ye same Tho.s in his good Name fame Creditt & Estimation afd to hurt &
Detract & him ye same Tho.s unto Trouble Vixation & Infamy to Induce & to Cause him ye
Same Tho.s Innocently to be Brought into Danger of forfeiting fourfold suffering Corporall
Punishment & the Pillowry as ye Law in such Cases Directs ye Last day of Janry Anno Dom
one thousand seven hundred & twenty six at stepny in Somrsett Coty afd within ye Jur
of this Court ye same Mathew Haveing Communication & Speech with severall ye good
people of this province Leige Subjects of our Lord ye King yt now is these false
scandelous Malicious & approbious words & Lies with an Audible Voice of him
the same Tho.s Maliciously did Pronounce assert rehearse Publish & speak vizt
that Tho.s Brereton speaking of & Meaning ye afd Tho.s was a hogg stealling rogue
& he ye same Mathew would make a hogg Stealing dogue of him ye s.d Tho.s Meaning by
                                                                                                                      (reason)


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
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