
    
      Reprisal and Trelawney vs. Young Benjamin, 1747
   At a Court of Vice Admiralty held at Newport In the Colony of Rhode Island on Thursday the Nineteenth Day of November A. D. 1747

Present the Honlle Wm Strengthfield Esqr Dep: Judge

Friday the 20th of Novr 1747. The Court was opened

The Libel etc. was read in Court

The Warrant of Attorney from Dewint etc. was produced in Court, given to Mr John Channing and Moses Lopez

Plea was read in Court

after several Pleas on both sides as to the Jurisdiction of the Court,

The Court was adjourned untill Two o the Clock In the afternoon — and opened accordingly

and his Honr the Judge gave his Decree respecting the Jurisdiction of the Court. Viz*

The Court was adjourned untill nine o Clock in the morning.

D. Updike for the Resp*

D. Updike pro Resp*

November 20th 1747 at half an Hour past four oclock in the afternoon This Libel is withdrawn by John Channing 1 attornies for

Moses Lopez j the appellants

at which time his Honr the Dep: Judge ordered the Appellants to pay Cost of Court  