The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-09-17
NJ o N d A Y, September ~.
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B o S T O N.
Suffolk, &c. Ibis Mgjs9y's benowabk ST.
psyi~ Court of 1ad'eatnrs, Cart Of Ae
ike and gensral Goal DeLiviry, bsH at
Bottom in and far the County Of Suffolk,
and Proviines of the MAiiachufetts, Bay
in New England.
Augua Term 1872.
DE it remembered, that this fame term
ID in cafe here depending, wherein
James Oils of f4id Bottom is Appellant and
original plaintiff agaipR John Rebinfon, late
Of faid Bottom, Efq; the laid John Robinfon,
Eq; by James Bou,ineau, Eiq; bis father
J in- law and Attorney, comes into Court and
on the behalf and in name of the faid John
Robinfon, Efq; who is now in Parts beyond
Tea, to wit, in the Kingdom of Great
Britain, being thereunto fully empowered as
by his letters of Attorney on file in the cafe
may appear, freely confelles that in the az
fault committed by him the faid John 30
binfon, Etq; on him the faid James Otis, in
prefumpdouily attempting to take him the
faid James Oils by the nofe, was the firif
.alIs0Rs. which occaGoned and brought on
all the cSniequent in(ults, wounds and other
injuries Whereof the (aid James Otis in his
Declaration more particularly complains !:
He the fad John Robnlon, Efq; was great
ly il fault, is very forty for bis conduct and
behaviour that night towards the faid James
Otis, and AXIS the pardon of the laid James
Oils. JAMES BOUTlNEAU,
Aftorney to John ROBINSON, En-
Done in court and ordered, that this paper
be filed among the records of the court.
Hn. SAMUEL WINTHROP, Clerk.
A true copy as on file,
Examined, SAMUEL WINTHRcP, Clerk.
WHEREUPON the faid James Otis,
being perfonally prelent here in court, duly
reAt Cling that he has eyer been as ready to
give, as to ak or demand gentleman like
iatisfzetion for an infut real or luppoled, at
the fame time being fully confcious, and, as
he apprehends, able abundantly to prove,
that he then publicly offered that kind of
fatisfaefion to the faid John Robinfon, Elq;
prevloUAy to the faid 6ra ahault, as on the
part and in behalf of the faid John Robinlon,
Eiq; BY bis faid Attorney James Boutineau,
Egg; is above confefIcd-And>the laid James
Gus having ever entertained a mott con-
illuminate contempt Of feeking purfe or a
pecuniary reparation for peTional infut, it
any other more gentleman-Ike could be
obtained, by the coDlent of the parties, and
that confidently with the laws of bis coun-
try: Atetpfs of the above fubmifion here in
court,n full for the shaults, inluIts, injuries and
damages above complained of in the declara-
ton OF the faid James Otis, and confeAed as
above. And upon the fame fubmiiiion, 70
far as the faid John Robinfon, EGq; was
concerned in the ahauIts, iniults and Injuries
aforementioned and confened, as he thinks
a gentleman and Chrilian ought in fuch
cafe and on Guch fubmfion, freely forgiyes the
faid John Robinlon, Eiq; and BY thefe pre-
lsnts remiieth, releafeth, acquitteth and dit
chargeth hun the faid John Robin(on, Efq;
from all actions, fuits, and demands, by realon
of,or occalioned by the premiies and alto, all
right and caufe Of action in the declaration
fpecifed. ~ ..'... ,EE
FURTHERMORE the faid James Otis
knowing Full and right wellthatby operation