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Registres du gouvernement britannique à Annapolis Royal, 1713-1749


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Bastarach and Orrillon whose fence was bad and out of Repair, He therefore thought it would have been more just to have charged all these Coheirs with the Damage in proportion to their Several Interests in both ffences

   
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     And the Deputys being Asked for the Order, They both Said that it was only a Verbal One [430]

     Which being all that both partys had to Offer they then Retired

     And then was Read a Scrole Order, the Copy of that formerly Isued at Mines in Relation to their Dykes Barriers and ffences

     The Secretary having Communicated the Commity's Examination of the partys concerned in James Gouzils Affair to His Honour the Lieut Governor of the province, His Honr was pleased to Order him to Resumons the same Gentlemen & to Add to them Henry Cope Esqe in Order to make a Quorum who being all mett at the same place at 5 o' the Clock P. M

     The Secretary Acquainted the Board that His Honour having perused the preceding Examination And finding that there was no Opinion passed thereon for want of a Quorum he had therefore Ordered him to Summons again, on the same Affair, the Gentlemen of the Committee, As Also Henry Cope Esqe in Order to Make a Quorum That the Board might Come to a Resolution and give their Opinion on the Whole that the Person Injured might have Justice done him

     Whereupon the above Examination being Read to Henry Cope Esqe The Board Agreed the Two Deputys Should be Recalled in before them And asked such Questions as might be Judged proper

     Who being Accordingly called, And the Question being put, who these persons Were that were Obliged to make good and keep James Gouzils' ffences in Repair

     They answered that the person of whom he Rented the Land was Obliged


               

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