Humbly Sheweth That your Petitioner is advised and doth conceive that he hath Gcod Cause of Action against David Stone, Samuel Stone,

NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS. 637

Elisha Hawley, Enoch Judd, Ebenezer Curtis, John Benjamin, Andrew Norton, Elnathon Strong, Joseph Thompson, David Getchel and Steel Smith, for their assaulting Detaining and Imprisoning your Petitioner at the several times and in the manner set forth in the annexed affidavit and doth conceive it necessary to bring two Suits at Law against the Persons above named for recovery of his Damages by reason of the same. And doth Intend to charge the said Persons above named with his Damage to the amount of four hundred pounds in each of his said actions.

Your Petitioner therefore humbly Prays that in Tender Consideration of the Premises your Honour will. Be pleased to Order Bail to your Petitioners Actions in the sum of Four hundred pounds each or such other sum as your Honour Shall Judge

meet. And your Petitioner shall pray &¢

Jonny Grout. Let process Issue against David Stone, Samuel Stone, Elisha Hawley, Enoch Judd, Ebenezer Curtis, John Benjamin, Andrew Norton, Elnathan Strong, Joseph Thompson, David Getchel and Steel Smith upon the preceeding affidavit and Petition with an ac etiam for Two hundred pounds in each action. Dani HorsmManpden, August ye 9t® 1770. (Endorsed) Affidavit of John Grout & Pet & order for Bail.

filed 11t Augst 1770. Brusx, Att.

AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN GROUT.

City of New York ss.

Joun Grout of Chester in the County of Cumberland attorney at Law practising in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the said County came this day before me and made Oath That sometime in the month of May last past Daniel Whipple Esquire High Sheriff of the County of Cumberland came to this Deponents House and demanded his Assistance as one of a Posse he intend-