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mars than to repeat their Orders for Mr. Waller to deliver themAt length
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Mr.Waller being pressed in the Court of Excheqr for the return of this Estreat
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a Rule was
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being
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made
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in Easter Term for him to shew cause against an Attachment for not returning it whereupon he shewd Cause, by
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Affidavit s of himself and
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David Rees
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, wherein he Alledged that he was
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Arbitrarily discharged from his Office in September 1770. And the Key of the
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Record Room and most of the Records, taken from him, and delivered to Mr
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Butler his Successor, who appointed Mr. Jefferson his Deputy, who as he
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believed, had in his Custody or Power all the Records Books and Papers
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necessary for making out and returning an Estreat between the 4th. September
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1769 and 10th. September 1770 And that he (Waller) had not any Records Books
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or Papers to make out and return such Estreat. And Rees Alledged that he
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had been preparing an Estreat and should have return'd it but was prevented
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by Waller's discharge, and several of the Records taken from him; and also
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several of the Papers among which was Draft. (Viz the Affidts themselves)
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Upon this, Order (A) was made for Mr. Butler & Jefferson to Answer
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the Affidavits and set forth what Records & they had; And that they all should
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attend on the last day of the Term and produce them.
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In obedience to this Order Mr.Butler & Mr. Jefferson attended & produced
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all the Records that came to their Hands and verified the same by the Affidavits
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(B & C) wherein they speak to the demand of the Records And what had then been were obtained
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by them and how, and that the Draft mentioned by Rees they knew nothing of That
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Mr. Butler had made an Estreat of all he couldThat Mr. Waller or Rees
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had several Records necessary for making the Estreat particularly the Sessions
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Books of 1769
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to October
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and of Janry and Febry 1770 And also the Recognizances
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themselves of Febry April May and July (And in fact they had those of Septr
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1769 and Janry 70 also) And that there were not any Records Etc. necessary for
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making out the Estreat in the Record Room as suggested in Waller Affidt. Etc
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please to peruse these Affidts. wch contain a very full Answer to those Sworn by
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Waller and Rees
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Thos Mr.Waller had been pleased to Swear he had none of the Record
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Etc. necessary for the Estreat in question, yet when he came to produce, it appeared that
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he had the principal part of the Essentials
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Upon the Mutual Production of Records the Court, contrary to the
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Expectation of every one, was pleased to make the Order (D) for those in Mr.
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Waller's Custody to be delivered to Mr. Jefferson, and him to return the Estreat: and
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the former Order to be enlarged to the first day of the Trinity Term
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The Chief ground of this Order, seems to be Jefferson's having been Waller's
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Deputy, for two of the Sessions, Vizt October & December 1769. But 't is submitted
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that that can be no reason at all; for the two Books of those Sessions are or
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should be in a very different state, than when Jefferson delivered ' em to Waller
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by the progress but conclusion of the business commenced at those Sessions
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which none but those who attended afterwards could know, unless very
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