6 & 8 December 1731

AZ102/6 (microfilm), page 314-315, 3328 (only a few pages available to the transcriber are presented here):

Bermuda

Att his Majesties Court of Assize Oyer and Terminer and Gen’ll Gaol Delivery & Comon pleas held for these Islands at the Sessions House in the Town of St Georges on Monday the 6th day of December 1731.

Before the Hon’ble William Outerbridge Esqr Chief Justice, John Darrell & Moor Darrell Esq’rs, Jusges & Assistants of the said Court.

Mr Richard Tucker Dep’ty Marshall, Tho: Bostock Clerk & John Chapline Cryer of ye court.

The court being call’d & satt &c His Excellency the Governors proclamation for suppressing vice was read by the clerk. And the Gen’ll Pannell of Jurors return’d by the respective justices, ws call’d over, who all appear’s except some excused. (viz’t)

St Georges	Pembrooke	Hamilton	Pagetts	Smiths	Warwick	Devon:	Southamton	Sandys
Benja: Wright	Joseph Underwood	Capt Rich'd Somersall	Israle Brownlow	Thos: Gilbert	Benja: Tucker	John Tucker Sr (sick)	Capt Stephen Paynter	John Tudor
Daniell Jones	John Pitt Sr (excused)	Malachy Hall	James Dickinson	Charles Jones	John Brownlow	John Jones (excused)	Sam:ll Conyers	Corne's Williams
Capt Jacob Johnson	Will'm Tucker	Aaron Gibbins	Will'm Brereton	William Ball	Nath: Conyers Sr	Jacob Cox (lame)	Benja: Morgan	Nath: Bethell (sick)
John Colson	John Robinson	Henry Rosts	Joseph Thornton	Joseph Jones (excused)	Samuel Tucker	Geo: Wainwright	George Dickinson	Joseph Evans
Joseph Wright	Joseph Styles	Will'm Gilbert	Christiphor Arthur	Sam:ll Spencer	Nath:ll Prudden	Sam'll Tatem	Sam:ll Baisden	John Poulton
Sam:ll Asskew	John Whitney	Giles Corbusier	Nath:ll Prudden	Anthony Peniston	Jeremiah Wells	Jacob Hall (excused)	Joshua Hill	Paul Paynter

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Att the Court of Assize on the Eighth day of December aforesaid.

The Court call'd and satt &c. and gave their opinion & judgement as follows (viz't) It is the opinion of the Court that the action, John Joell v; the Executors & Executrixes of Samuel Sherlock Esqr be tryed by a jury.

Issue joyned. Whereupon the Jury following were sworn to trye the issue (viz't).

Mr Benjamin Tucker foreman	Anthony Peniston	William Brereton	Joshua Hill
Samuel Askew	Nat:ll Prudden Jnr	Mr Joseph Thornton	Joseph Evans
Mr John Colson	John Robinson	Christopher Arthur	Daniel Jones

who were all dul sworn to trye the issue.

Then was declaration &c again read.

As also John Joells account amounting to L29:10:3 was read, and after credit given for L13:0:5 there remained L14:9:10 due to balance and he the said Jno: Joell desired he may be sworn to his said account. But it was opposed by the defend'ts for some reasons; and thereupon was another account (by them produced) and read, signed by John Joell the pl't, wherein was ye ballance due to him was L7:2:10, for which he had before then given his receipt in full, but said that a legacy given him by his father Joell dec'd, and no wayes concerning his other accounts, for which he now seweth.

Then was Edward Jones of St Georges Esqr sqorn on behalf of the defend'ts who declared that at the time of arbitration (this depont. being.....

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