The Court met again agreeable to order And having reconsidered their former opinion together with such further reasons as Mr Hobby had to offer in support of his claim to the discharge of his negro, And altho’ the court cannot think his right of demanding it because the Negro is his slave can be considered as valid Any other way than through the authority of the State; yet as they are Sensible it will be Severe on Mr Hobby to put his interest as an Individual in a scale with that of the public and as a process in the State will be attended with delay and expence in pitty to Mr Hobby they Submit the matter to the General to do as he shall think proper.