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by
leave of the Court according to the
such case provided,
of a plea of trespass for false
that
and illtreated the said plaintiff and
and there imprisoned the
said plaintiff and
then and there kept
against
the will of the said plaintiff and
other
did contrary
to
of the
state. And the said plaintiff
before and at the time of the
grievances aforesaid he was
and still is
a free person and that the said defendant held
and
shall holds him the said plaintiff in slavery
wherefore thoseaid
plaintiff so
in
the sum of fine hundred
therefore he
at this day comes said defendant by his
attorney
and defends the force & injury when
that he
said plaintiff hath above
thereof complained against him & of this he finds himself upon
the country
vs
Declaration in
for false
suit for
Freedom
Dams
filed by consent
Attys for plff
Plea not guilty
Judgment of freedom