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by we may be justified in dong this
thing, (for the law may not be perverted
with impunity in the regions of Water

by we may be justified in dong this
thing, (for the law may not be perverted
with impunity in the regions of Water
town.
9. But this shalt tSSou do: choose you
two men of understanding, with con-
science void of offense: and bring We
your witnesses, and let them rehearse
the matter before them that they may
be enabled to Judge the matter be-
tween thee and George the porter.
10: And Jacob waxed exceeding
Wroth, and CRASHED with his teeth, in
somuch that the grand jurors and
counsellorS marveled thereat.
II. And when Jacob saw that the
grand jurors took not heed of him, but
regarded him not, behold he turned
away his face and wept.
II; But having considered the mat
ter ne went and did according to all
that the grand jurors and counsellors
had told him.
ID. And he chose Minot the son of
Abram, an upright man, and he dwelt
in the regions of Nonewags as thou
contest to Bethlehem.
IA. He chose also Nathaniel the Pom
erauger, who loved Jacob, but George,
the porter, knew him not.
-. uO CIlOoc dISO lOT Ills COuuScllOI
HO+OrOOk OF Waterfowl to eXpOund
the law unto Minot and Nathaniel, the
judges.
16. And he went and told George the
porter all that he had done; and George
said 1t is well according to thy word
so be it done unto us.
II. So they submitted the matter to
Minot and Nathaniel, to be judged &C
cording to the laws of the Medes and
Persians, which altereth not.
IL. NOW when the people of Water.
town had heard that Jacobs great dog
was.slain behold they rejoiced with ex.
ceeding great joy.
10: And they said one to another, if
porter, shall pay aught unto Jacob,
then we will give him of our substance,
so that he shall lose nothing thereby.
20. Now the rest of the acts of Jacob
| that he did, how he questioned the
witnesses il the court, behold they are
remembered and chrOnicled in the
hearts of the people of Watertown.
The Judges and Counsellors assemble the mal
| mony; the people shout.
And it came to pass in the TWELFTH
month and the thirtieth day of tn
month that the judges and counsellor
gathered themselves together in tn
city of Watertown, to hear what tn
witnesses should testify concerning tn
dog that was slain.
2. And 10! a great multitude whicl
no man did number, came from tn
} east and from the west, and from tn
north, and from the south, and sa
down in the court to hear the trial.
3. Now these are the names Of tn
witnesses that bare testimony:
4. The daughters Of Nathan, Mari
: and Mary.
5. The sons of Jacob, Joseph an
Benjamin.
6. Sarah and Harriet, Joel, William
and Rice, whose surname was Mel
RAM.
: 7. Lyman the shuttle, Joel and Ber
jamin, who were deaoOnS, Burr, Homer
l Horace.
8. Abram and Isaac, and Amos an
! Anthony, whose surname was Strong
9. John, Samuel, Zalmon and Ar
thony, whose surname was Davis,
! skillful and cunning workman.
e 10. Now the names of the rest of tn
s witnesses that,were sworn, behold the
are not written in this book.
IL, And l beheld among the vii
S nesses, young man whose name wa
e Joel.
IL. Nov it was that Joel that keI
: the focks of Jacob for a time.)
e -. And he lifted up his hand an
S sware, that when he sojourned in th
land of Waterfowl, the great dog tina
!, was Jacobs, had bitten him sore, ii
somuch that he halted many days.
IA. But Jacob cared for none of thes
Dipgs.
And Joel continued his parab
by servant kept the flocks