Sentence:  A Rule was made for the Plaintiff to ſhew Cauſe why the Trial ſhould not be reſpited till <WSD>"Michaelmas" Term</WSD> next upon Affidavits that a material Witneſs for Defendant was gone to Sea, and was not expected home till "Auguſt" next. ... per curiam 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The first term of the legal year, running from October to December, during which the upper courts of England and Wales, and Ireland, sit to hear cases.