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there.” I said, “ Yes, more or less; but they have all been dressed, and 
Mear has warranted them cured.” He then asked me if the lambs had 
had it, and I told him no. I called to my bailitF and told him to tell Mr. 
Grabham all he knew about the lambs. Hill told him that they had no 
spot about them, and had not been dressed for the scab. Mr. Grabham 
said, “ Well, I don’t know what to do about the lambs; it is a serious 
thing; I should not like to take them if I thought they had the scab.” 
I told him he had better get over and examine them for himself, and he 
did so, and then came to me and said he would risk them. He said, 
“ Whom shall I pay ?” and I replied he could pay me, but that he must 
be quick, as I wanted to catch the express to Bristol. We then went 
into the Castle Hotel. He took out his cheque-book and handed me this 
cheque, and I observed the words “ warranted sound.” I said, “ What 
does this mean ?” and he replied, “ It is usual to write ‘ warranted sound’ 
when buying sheep.” I said, “ Then I must strike it out, as I do not 
warrant everything; I never do,” turning to Mr. Baker, who was in the 
room. Mr. Baker smiled, and said, “That is the right way.” I then 
folded up the cheque, and put it in my pocket. Prior to folding it I 
struck out the words “ warranted sound.” Grabham was sitting close by 
and smiling all the time. He then made some kind of grimace, shrugged 
his shoulders, and we parted. There were two bottles in one inkstand; 
I cannot say which I dipped in, or whether there were wafers in one. I 
indorsed the cheque at the same time; I believe I wrote with a steel pen. 
I had seventy-six ewes, and did not know there was anything the matter 
with them until Mr. Hellier told me in February. Mear came a day or 
two after and dressed them. He did not dress any lambs for me, to my 
knowledge. I sheared my ewes in June, and found they were all right. 
I remember the plaintiff coming to my house about the lambs early in 
December, and was surprised to hear that the lambs had the scab. I told 
him he must have bought other sheep, and thus infected his flock. He 
wished me to come and see them, and I said I was too busy then, but 
would call in the course of a few days. He said, “Very well; I do not 
wish to go to law; I shall be glad to see you.” I saw him twice after 
that, and the last time was in January, when I told him I should have 
nothing to do with the lambs, and he said he was prepared to spend a 
large sum about it, and I said I was equally prepared. 
Cross-examined: I do not recollect if Mr. Webber was talking to me 
at Taunton fair when Mr. Grabham came up and said, “ Oh ! here’s a 
pretty job about this scab.” I will swear that I did not say that I had 
had something the matter with my flock. I said I had had the scab. I 
did not say as Mr. Webber has sworn. I deny what Mr. Crabbe has 
sworn, and also what Hill has sworn. I never warranted them. I 
obliterated the words “warranted sound” on the cheque, and wrote my 
name in Mr. Grabham’s presence. 
George Grabham , the defendant’s carter, said: I assisted to take the 
lambs to Taunton. The plaintiff came up and looked over the lambs at 
the pen, and helped to get them out. I saw him get into the pen and 
handle the lambs, and after he got out he said, “ I’ll take them.” 
James Mead, stable-boy, said : I remember going to Taunton fair, and 
seeing my master and Mr. Grabham at the pen. I remember the plaintiff 
asking master if the lambs had the scab. Master said the lambs might 
not have it if the ewes had. I saw defendant get into the pen, and when 
he got out he said, “ I’ll take them and risk them.” 
JFilliam Baker, farmer, said: I remember being at Taunton fair, and 
seeing the plaintiff and defendant at Clarke’s Hotel, in the Market-room. 
