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 14  tice of the Courts of Jutice, it would be very michievous now to overturn them. The maxim  cannot operate more properly than in this Cae; and the Court unanimouly adjudge the Law to be with the Defendant. 

O prove Pedigree, evidence permitted to be given of Hearay a great while ago, before any Dipute stirred. 

LAINTIFF produced a Deed bearing date ixty three Years ago, appearing on inpection to be ancient; one of the Witnees proved to be dead, the other no known. Poeion had not attended the Deed, and no other account was given of it, or the Witneess, than by the evidence of a Peron who wore he had well known one of the Witnees, and had een many Deeds and Papers igned by him, and from thence believed his name to this Deed, to be of his HandWriting, but had never een him write. on Debate though this a ufficient Proof of the Deed conidering its Antiquity, and it was read in Evidence. September