Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III

My Council pleaded, that Judgment ought to be according to Justice : The Judge said he could give Judgment condilionaliy . Ti.e Clerk wrote something, but I did not hear the Judge give Juc'gnent, n' r hear him dhect the Clerk what to write, nt,it';er did he read what he wrote in the Court. Then t'.ie Court adjourned until next Term. So I cordd not know whether there was a Judgment passed, nor what it was. The Report was, that

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there was a Judgment against me : I desired tlie Officer to give me a Copy of the Com-ts Proceeding about the Whale-Fis/ii?ig. The 3d time I spake to him he could not give me a Copy, because the Attorney-General had the Rolls. I went to tlie Attorney- General, desired him to let the Officer have tlie Rolls, that lie might give me a copy. I was* with them for a Copy in May^ June and August^ and could not have any Copy. The Officer said, he could not do it, because the Attorney-General did not let him have tlie same. I desired the Officer to give me under his Hand, the Reason why lie did not give me a Copy, which he refused to do.

I desired some to go with me, that they might be Witnesses that I demanded a Copy ; but tliey would not, and said, if they should they should have Ill-will, and might have an Injury done tliem. And altiiough I could not know in tlie Court wliat was dune, I was informed tlie Judge did give Judgment against me, my two Sons and Col. Ric^wrd Floyd. So they made it all one Case upon Tryal, but every one particular in the Court Charges ; but t'lere ought to have been particular Pleadings, because the said Floyd's Case was thus : Capt.