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OVED to admit a Witnes to prove the Age of the Plaintiff, his Brother (about ixty Years old) from the hearay of their Father and Mother. Oppoed, and refued by the Court.

The Votes of Aembly were admitted to prove the time of the notification of the Repeal of an Act of Aembly by the King and Council. But not anwering the purpoe fully, the Minutes of Council were ent for, and given in evidence without oppoition.

N.B. The Defendant upported his Title under a Decree of a Court of Chancery etabished by Act of Aembly; the Decree was a made two Months after the Act was repealed by the King and Council, but ix Weeks before we had Notice of it.

gave it in charge of the Jury, that the Act was not repealed, till Notification here; and the Jury were of the ame opinion, by finding a Verdict for the Defendant. 

NDICTMENT for Midemeanor, in marrying a Man to a Woman who had another Huband living.—Moved, on the Part of the Defendant, to put off the Trial on Affidavit of material Witnees wanting, and that he had taken the proper teps to get them.–Oppoed by the Attorney General, as being a criminal Cae, and not within the Rules of civil Caes. But granted, the Defendant being a Clergyman, and his Living depending on his acquittal: but declared not to be a Precedent. 

OVED on the Part of the Defendant to oblige the Attorney General to bring on the Trial, or dicharge the Defendant. aid they would not force the Crown to bring on the Trial