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Legally Sumoned were duely returned & Sworn upon the holy Evangelists

who having heard the foresd Declⁿ or indictm^t Oathes of the Evidences

&ca. receives their Charge & are Sent forth in Order to determine y^e matter

And this day (viz) the day afd the Jurors of that Jury in trial betwixt the

King & sd Basson being returned to the Barr in Court being Calld over

by their Names the plt & dft being likewise Calld the Verdict is dd

into Court & read As followeth (viz) Wee of the Jury find him guilty

                                                              Henry Hudson foreman

Which foresd proceedings being Considered by the Court was Ordered that

the Sheriff of this County take into his Custody the body of Wm Basson

& at the Whipping place to give him fifteen lashes on his bare back well

Laid on a Coppy of which Order was given to the sheriff who executed it &ca.

Thomas Oxford ented into Recognizance of five pounds sterl to pay all

Officers fees for sd Wm Basson – – – – – – – -

Charles Williams Plt      Somerset County Ss John Hansom late of Somerset

John Hansom Dft }       County Planter was attached to answer unto Charles

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Williams in an accon of the Case &ca. And whereupon the sd Charles by

Robert Pirrie his Attorney Saith that whereas the sd John the twenty

eight day of January in the year of o^r Lord 1690 at Snow hill within

the Jurisdiction of this Court became indebted unto the sd Charles

in the Sum fifteen hundred pounds of good Sound Merchantable tobacco

& Caske being the price of a Certain horse by the sd Charles to the Said

John at that time Sold & delivered & the sd John to the sd Charles in manner

afd being indebted in Consideration thereof did assume upon himself & to y^e

sd Charles faithfully promise that he the sd John the sd Sum of 500 pounds

of tobacco when he should be thereunto requested would well & truely Content

& pay Nevertheless the sd John his promise & Assumption afd not regarding

but minding & fraudulently intending him the sd Charles in this behalf –

Craftily & Subtily to deceive & defraud the sd 1500 pounds of tob to the sd

Charles hath not pd although y^e sd Jn^o to doe the Same by the sd Charles hath

been requested but hath hitherto refused & doth still refuse to y^e damage

of y^e sd Charles of 3000 pounds of tobacco & thereupon he brings his Sute.

&ca.      Pirrie p^r Que^r Pleg p^rsec &ca.                       Jn^o Doe

                                                                                      Rich Roe }

And the Defend^t Saith he is no wayes indebted to y^e plt & of this he puts

himself on the Court. Dent p^r Defend^t.

And the plt Saith he is justly indebted the Sum according to Decl. & of this

he puts himSelfe upon y^e Court Pirrie p^r plt.

The whole matter being debated this Court having Considered & found y^t

the plt could not mentaine his Declaracon , there did award a Non Sute

with Cost alias Execution . //

Hannah Maynard plt      Somerset County Ss //

John Swaine Dfend^t }