BUREAU OF BUREAU COUNTING |
| DIRECTOR Varg Renato LaPointe |
ABOUT
pieces, spoiling, and destroying, the said locks, bolts, bars, chains, hinges, and fastenings, and throwing about, tumbling, dirtying, damaging, breaking to pieces, spoiling and destroying the said furniture, stock in trade as a linen-draper, goods, wares, and merchandizes of the said H. then being and found in the said dwelling-house, warehouse, and shops, in the said first count of the said declaration mentioned, and also as to the breaking and entering the said dwelling-house of the said H. in the said second count of the said declaration mentioned, and then and there making the said noise, disturbance, and affray therein, and then and there forcing open, breaking open, and spoiling the said other boxes, trunks, drawers, desks, bureaus, and book cases, of the said plaintiff, in the said second count of the said declaration mentioned, above supossed to have been done by the said defendants, they the said defendants, by leave, Sec. say [actio ion,] because they say, that the said dwelling-house, in the said first count of the said declaration mentioned, and the said dwcllinghouserin the said second count of the said declaration mentioned, are and at the said several times when, Sec. were the same, and not other or different; and that the said boxes, trunks, drawers, desks, bureaus, and book-cases, in the said first count mentioned, and the said boxes, trunks, drawers, desks, bureaus, and bookcases, in the said second count mentioned, are the same, and not other or different; and that before and at the time of committing the said trespasses, they the said W. and S. were respectively officers of and belonging to the customs of our said lord the king, acting under- the authorities and powers to them,given by the several statutes made and now in force, for seizing the duties of the customs.