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inclusive of the day of service, and obtain leave from this Court to defend this suit: otherwise A.B. of
the above-named plaintiff, will be entitled, as of course, to an immediate absolute decree against you.
[Indorsement on summons].
(Seal.)
The plaintiff claims [
pounds sterling, principal and interest [or balance of principal and interest] due to him as the payce [or indorsec] of a bill of exchange or promissory note, of which the following is a copy-
[Here copy
bill or note and all indorsements on it].
And if the amount thereof be paid to the Plaintiff within [ } days from the service hereof, further proceedings will be stayed.
NOTICE.
If the Defendant does not within seven days after having been served with this summons, inclusive of the day of service, obtain leave from the Court to defend this suit, the Plaintiff will be eutitled, as of course, at any time after the expiration of those seven days, to an imme- diate absolute decree, from which there is no appeal, for any amount not exceeding the sum above claimed, and such sum as may be fixed by the Court for costs.
Leave to defend the suit may be obtained on application ex parte to the Court, supported by evidence on oath, showing that there is a defence to the suit on the merits, or that it is reasonable that the Defendant should be allowed to defend the suit; or on payment into Court of the sum hereon indorsed.
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2. [That the Defendant may be decreed to pay to the Plaintiff the amount which shall be so found due within one calendar month, &c].
3. That the Plaintiff may have such further or other relief
as the nature of the case may require.
The Defendants to this Petition are,
C.D. of E.F. of
Cor
[merchant], [widow].
A.B.
A.B., the Plaintiff, by L.M. his attorney.]
6.
Answer.
In Her Britannic Majesty's Court at [Canton].
Between 4.B.
and C.D. and E.F.
Plaintiff,
} Defendants.
The answer of C.D., one of the above-named Defendants, to the
petition of the above-named Plaintiff,
In answer to the said petition I, C.D., say as follows →
2. 3.
5.
Petition.
In Her Britannic Majesty's Court at [Canton].
Between 4.B.
Plaintiff,
and
C.D. and E.F.
} Defendants.
To X.F., esquire, Iler Britannic Majesty's Consul at [Canton].
The petition of A.B. of
named Plaintiff,
Shows as follows:-
[merchant], the above-
1. [On the 1st day of June 1859, the Defendant, &c.]
2. On the next day the Plaintiff wrote and sent a letter
3.
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to the Defendant, the material parts of which were as follows, &c.]
4. ............
The Plaintiff therefore prays -
1. [That an account may be taken of what is due for
principal and interest on, &c.]
7.
[or
C.D.
C.D., the Defendant, by N.O. his Attorney.]
Notice of Transfer of Cause to Hearing Puper.
In Her Britannic Majesty's Court at [Canton]
[Saturday] the [
Between 4. B.
C.D. and
E.F.
18
] day of [
Plaintiff,
and
} Defendants.
To A.B. the above-named Plaintiff,
[or,
To C.D. one of the above-named Defendants].
the Ilearing Paper for
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This cause will be transferred from the General Hearing List to the
day of and will come on to be heard in its turn on that day, if the
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