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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1737-1738
Volume 859, Page 218   View pdf image
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        March Court                    1737                    218

be found to be true the said Robert then and there falsly maliciously and vexatiously did
cause and procure divers evidences against the said Peter upon their Corporall oaths to
them by the Justices af.d duely administred to the af.d Jurors to be sworn (the same
Justices then and there having full power the oaths af.d to the same evidences to
administer  Whereupon the same Jurors so as af.d charged and sworne to enquire for
the said Lord proprietary and the body of the County af.d well knowing and perceiving
the whole matter in the same bill contained was false and by the same Robert without
any probably cause falsly and maliciously against the said Peter devised and that no such offence
ever was Committed by the af.d Peter then and there sayed upon their oath before the same
Justices that they of the matter in the same bill of Indictment contained were altogether
Ignorant by pretext of which premisses the same Peter is greatly vexed and Injured
and into Infamy and contempt is brought and also great sums of money and tobacco
in and about the manifestation of his Innocency and defence of himself in the premisses
to expend was obliged and Compelled to the damage of the said Peter ^Taylor^ seven thousand
pounds of tobacco and thereupon he bringeth suit         Pledges &.a J: Doe & R: Roe

And the af.d Robert Collier by his attorney af.d Cometh and defendeth the force and Injury
when &a and prayeth Leave thereof to Imparle here untill the third tuesday of November
then next following and he hath it and the same day is given to the af.d Peter Taylor
here also &.a

Att which day here before his Lordships Justices at deviding Creek Came againe as well
the af.d Peter Taylor as the af.d Robert Collier by their attorneys af.d and whereupon
the same Robert Collier prayeth Leave thereof to Imparle here untill third tuesday of
March then next following and he hath it and the same day is given to the af.d Peter
Taylor here also &a

Att which day here before his Lordships Justices at deviding Creek Came againe as well
the af.d Peter Taylor as the af.d Robert Collier by their attorneys and Whereupon the
same Robert Collier as before defends the force and Injury when &.a  And saith that he
he is not Guilty of the premisses above upon him Imposed as the af.d Peter Taylor
above against him hath complained and of ^this^ he puteth himself upon the Countrey &a
and the af.d Peter Taylor in like manner


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