The Second part of Modern reports, being a collection of several special cases most of them adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, in the 26, 27, 28, 29, & 30th years of the reign of King Charles II. when Sir. Fra. North was Chief Justice of the said court. : To which are added, several select cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's-Bench, and Exchequer in the said years. / Carefully collected by a learned hand.

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Title: The Second part of Modern reports, being a collection of several special cases most of them adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, in the 26, 27, 28, 29, & 30th years of the reign of King Charles II. when Sir. Fra. North was Chief Justice of the said court. : To which are added, several select cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's-Bench, and Exchequer in the said years. / Carefully collected by a learned hand.
Publication: London, :: Printed by the assigns of Rich. and Edw. Atkins for Charles Harper at the Flower de Luce over against St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet,; 1698.
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Sir John Shaw against a Burgess of Colchester.

THIS was upon a Tryal at the Barr wherein the Case was this, viz. The Plaintiff was a Serjeant at Law and Recor∣der of Colchester, and the Defendants resolving to turn him out, procured Articles of Misdemeanour to be drawn against him, and then all who had liberty to vote proceeded to vote for and against him, and a Poll was granted to decide the Controversie, it not appearing upon the View which had the Majority of Votes; but before the Plaintiff had taken all the Names, and whilst he was taking of the Poll the Defendants took away the Paper, and would not suffer him to proceed; the Iury gave him 300 l. damages.