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hereof_o and_o do_v hereupon_o to_o the_o say_a court_n dated_n at_o p._n etc._n etc._n per_fw-la curiam_fw-la j._n b._n clerk_n the_o officer_n return_v this_o summons_n be_v serve_v january_n etc._n etc._n by_o m._n r._n l._n constable_n or_o for_o a_o attachment_n these_o be_v therefore_o in_o his_o majesty_n name_n to_o require_v you_o on_o receipt_n hereof_o to_o attach_v the_o estate_n to_o the_o full_a value_n and_o for_o want_v thereof_o the_o body_n of_o the_o say_v a._n b._n and_o take_v sufficient_a security_n for_o his_o appearance_n at_o the_o county-court_n to_o be_v hold_v at_o p._n the_o three_o tuesday_n in_o march_n next_o to_o answer_v the_o say_a complaint_n and_o to_o be_v forthwith_o come_v six_o day_n after_o judgement_n give_v in_o the_o say_a case_n to_o respond_v the_o judgement_n hereof_o fail_v not_o and_o make_v a_o true_a return_n hereof_o and_o do_n hereupon_o to_o the_o say_a court_n dated_n at_o p._n etc._n etc._n per_fw-la curiam_fw-la j._n b._n 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a_o jury_n and_o liberty_n to_o challenge_v any_o of_o they_o page_z 1._o number_n 6._o what_o testimony_n require_v in_o case_n page_z 2._o number_n 7._o power_n to_o make_v will_n except_o in_o case_n page_z 2._o number_n 8._o the_o great_a end_n of_o come_v into_o this_o great_a wilderness_n be_v liberty_n to_o enjoy_v the_o pure_a worship_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n here_o to_o be_v protect_v in_o their_o peaceable_a orderly_o walk_v and_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n provide_v for_o page_z 2._o number_n 9_o all_o the_o forego_n fundamental_o inviolable_o to_o be_v preserve_v page_z 3._o chapter_n ii_o action_n number_n 1._o title_n of_o land_n to_o be_v try_v in_o the_o county_n where_o it_o lie_v other_o trial_n where_o one_o of_o the_o party_n dwell_v trial_n before_o a_o magistrate_n wheat_n page_z 3._o number_n 2._o time_n of_o entry_n of_o action_n time_n of_o the_o return_n of_o warrant_n by_o the_o officer_n page_z 3._o 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court_n appeal_v to_o page_n 7._o apprizement_n number_n 24._o how_o apprizement_n of_o land_n or_o other_o state_n shall_v be_v manage_v page_n 7._o chapter_n iii_o bill_n and_o bond_n number_n 1._o debt_n by_o specialty_n good_a to_o assign_v page_n 8._o number_n 2._o in_o what_o case_n action_n for_o debt_n by_o book_n or_o account_v to_o be_v bring_v within_o three_o year_n page_n 8._o number_n 3._o merchant_n tradesman_n and_o dealers-book_n what_o testimony_n sufficient_a thereunto_o page_n 8._o number_n 4._o debt_n to_o be_v pay_v in_o specie_fw-la page_n 8._o number_n 5._o what_o testimony_n good_a for_o a_o specialty_n what_o in_o some_o criminal_n page_n 1._o bridges_n number_n 6._o defeat_v in_o bridge_n and_o highway_n to_o be_v present_v etc._n etc._n page_n 8._o chapter_n iu._n capital_a law_n number_n 1._o i_o dolatry_n page_n 9_o number_n 2._o blasphemy_n page_n 9_o number_n 3._o treason_n page_n 9_o number_n 4._o conspire_v against_o this_o jurisdiction_n and_o his_o 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