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Province of the Massachusetts Bay. Middlesex. Anno Regni Regis Georgii secundi magna Britannia Francia et Hibernia tricesimo tertio

At His Majesty's Superiour Court of Judicature Court of Assize and General Gaol Delivery held at Charlestown within and for the County of Middlesex, on the last Tuesday of January (being the 29th day of said month) annoque Domini 1760

By the Honourable Stephen Sewall Esqr. Chief Justice Benjamin Lynde John Cushing Chambers Russell & Peter Oliver Esquire Justices

The names of the Grand and Petit Jurors present, impanneled and sworn, are in Writing on file.

Parker v. Lawrence Samuel Parker of Westford in the County of Middlesex Yeoman Appellant vs Samuel Lawrence of said Westford Yeoman Appellee from the Judgement of an Inferiour Court of Common Pleas held at Cambridge in and for the County of Middlesex on the third Tuesday of May AD 1759 when and where the appellee was plaint and the appellant was deft. In a plea of Debt for that the said Samuel Parker on the fourth day of October A D 1758 at Westford aforesaid, by his obligation of that date, in Court to be produced bound himself to the saidd Samuel Lawrence in the sum of One hundred Pounds Lawful Money of New England to be paid him on demand, Yet the said Samuel Parker has not paid the said sum tho' requested but detains it To the damage of the said Samuel Lawrence as he saith the sum of One hundred pounds; at which said Inferiour Court Judgment was rendred, that the said Samuel Lawrence recover against the said Samuel Parker the sum of Five Pounds Lawful money debt (being the Chancery of the Bond to it's just debt, or damage) and costs of suit; This appeal was bro't forward at the last Term of this Court for this County, when and where the Parties appeared and the case after a full hearing was committed to a Jury sworn according to Law to try the same who returned their Verdict therein upon Oath