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Abraham Morrice of the City of Lincoln, Mercer, being at the said Meeting, had a Fine imposed upon him by the said Justice of 10 l. for the Speaker unknown, and 5s. for him∣self, which the said Christopher Nevill certified to Joseph Led∣ington then Mayor of Lincoln, who forthwith issued his War∣rant to Benjamin Harinson Constable, VVilliam Hodghkinson Church-Warden, and Robert Coppy Collector, who upon the first day of the second moneth, 1676, came into Abraham
Morrice's Shop, and took as many pieces of Stuff as cost him 19 l 7s. 8d. upon which the said Abraham entred his Ap∣peal, which was tryed at Sleford Sessions the 4th day of the said Moneth, but no Justice could be had; for some of the Te∣nants and the Constables of Auber and Harmston were put upon the Jury, which two Towns at times Chr. Nevil doth dwell in, who put one John Coddington (who many years had been his Hired Servant, and now his Tenant) the Fore man of the Jury; there was but one Informer at the Sessions, which Ne∣vill perceiving did not answer his Desire, came off the Bench, and took his Oath, The Information which he there shewed upon the Bench was true; upon which the Jury gave it against the Appellant; But since that time, the said Iohn Coddington Fore-man coming from Newark, fell from his Horse, and Dyed in a day or two after.
Witness Nicholas Mitchel and William Morrice.