Star.
London, England, 1801-08-22 00:00:00

ESSEX ASSIZE-S.

PERRINS T. NASH.
Mr. Gaaaow Rated, that the Pllintif was a
lieenfed hawker and pedlar, and attended fairs, and
having had awl. by him,- entrufted it to a Mr.
Bayford, by whom, with his content, it was after-
wards lent to the Defendant Mr. Nafh. The mo-
ney was paid to the Defendant at Bifhop'tStort-
ford, and this anion was brought to recover the
tool. with intereft, at 4 per tent. during a period
when no one lent money at lefs than fire. It wac
a little unfortunate, when perfons employed thofe
who were not perieElly acquainted with the
fines ; if Inca always had the precaution toemi-loy
able attorneys to make their wills, there would he
fewer difputes refpeeling the difpofition, of their
property. The note upon which the money in
queltion was fecored,' was not the moll-intelligi-
ble protniffoi.'y note be had ken; it hadbeen drawn
by tbe parties themfclves, and was to this effeEt
" I bkh, promife to pay so the Plaintiff Ska•year,
the Were& of aool."• lie natural inference to be
drawn from Loch a proud.: was, that the sixth
had been lent him ; he underftood that the great
gun the Defendant was to let off at the Plaintiff
was, that he had given t Ir. Bayford fecurity for
the 'zoca. and had paid. him intereft ilia to the pre-
fent time. The promiffory note to pay 81,. a year,
was produced, and proved to Lave been (ivied by
the defendant.
Mr. Serjeant BIST objefted, that it was only on
a fixpenay
The i-bjeetion prevailed. Mr. cARROW laid,
he fhould prove an acknoviledginent of die money
being iffie, and proceeded upon. the common counts
of the declaration.
. lohn Evans, clerk at the rffea rant, raid, be
waited on the Defendant the ;ft lanuary, for.
Payment of the note. His anfwer was„ that he
kneW the awl was due, but that Bayford's exe-
cutors had a fecurity for the fame fum of money,
and be 'wouldeall upon his attorney and alk whe-
ther he ought to pay it or not, and would let
him knnwilse came to the.witiie4 about two
hours afterwards, and faici, Ilnuata not pay it
then, hdt tnOtt take time M confider of it ; on a
flthfequent slay ha called at the. (Ace of the Plain-
tiff's attorney,'while the seitnefs was prefent, and
laid he fhould be glad to put mend to the aSion,
and would pay tite. soot. and intereft p but he was
threatened wilt% an anion if he 'did, 'in order to
make him ray it over again. Headded, that he
was confidenfthe money belonged to Mr. Perkins,
the Plaintiff. .

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Mr. Berjeant BEST obferved, that the money
certainly would below; whim fame time Or ether,
but it would be after die death of Mrs. Tlayford,to
whom it had been left by old Mr. Hayford.
The Judge thought this was not evidence of an
acknowledgment OF the debt *Mich entitled the
Plaintiff to recover.—Accordingly, under his Lonl-
fhip's direaion, be was r...infuited.
' Nine convins were executed at Chelmsford on
Friday fennlght, rilriliant to tlfeir El:en:es at the
Affirm T. hey behaved whillt in prayer with the
Rev. Mr. !Bose :r, as became men in their fins I-
thins. Jule before they were lanuchc,l ha° eter-
nity, Rye of them Tri!led Off their film:sand pufhecl
them from tbe ilitform; and ffrwi!age ck'ired his
body ini-he he nrrered the Snrgecns. Tire rime-
•
:atft7s w..:c very numerous, but example, even of
this revere nature, apparently, have no effete dry
the mild of the ditorderly anal 4;d-olive pit of
mani.i3O, as about the time of execution, a rob.
' bury war committed at Springfield, not one mile
(I::tant from this awful !cute.