between Adam Henry schwartz Samuel felman and Zuckerbecker Plaintiffis and  Stephen Scott defendant by bill London upon the motion of Mr Bootle of counsel  on behalf of the plaintiff inform the court that the say defendant have late  seize to the use of his majesty and himself a ship or vessel call the constant  with the tackle apparel and furniture thereof and several parcel of hemp pipe  and hogshead staff and fir timber the property whereof have be duly claim by  the say plaintiff that the say defendant have file a information of such  seizure in this court and have therein lie the cause of forfeiture of the say  ship and good to be that the say good be import into great Britain in the say  ship not be navigate pursuant to the Act of navigation and further inform the  court that the say now plaintiff have several witness at present live at Riga  within the dominion of the empress of Russian who can prove the say ship to be  navigate accord to the say Act have file their bill of complaint in this court  against the say defendant Scott in order to have the benefit of a Commission  to examine the say witness and the say defendant have put in his answer to the  say bill it be therefore pray in pursuance of a clause in the say Act of  parliament that the plaintiff may have a Commission under seal of this court  for the examination of witness in this cause on behalf of the say plaintiff at  Riga aforesaid and that the trial of the cause in the say information of  seizure may be put off till the say Commission shall be return and on read the  affidavit of hare Hayson and hear his majesty attorneygeneral on behalf of the  say defendant Scott it be this day order by the court that a Commission shall  forthwith issue under seal of this court for the examination of the say  plaintiff witness at Riga aforesaid and the say defendant Scott may if he  think fit crossexamine the say witness and for that purpose he be to name and  strike commissioner in four day or else the say plaintiff be to issue the say  Commission ex part and that the trial of the cause of the say information of  seizure shall be put off till the next term on payment to the say defendant  Scott of cost incur for such matter as will not serve again to be tax by the  deputy remembrancer of this court and the say plaintiff be not to prosecute  any action at law in the mean time against the say defendant Scott touch the  seizure of the say ship and good Saturday the that day of February