Court and Testamenlary Business, 1637.

     Liber Z. who say vpon their oath, that the aforesaid John Bryant by

                  the fall of a tree had his bloud bulke broken; and hath two

                  scratches vnder his chinne on the left side; & so that by

                  meanes of the fall of the said tree vpon him the said John

                  Bryant came by his death.

                    And further the Jurors aforesaid vpon their oath aforesaid

                  say that the said tree moved to the death of the said John

                  Bryant; & therefore find the said tree forfeited to the Lord

                  Proprietor.

                      The examination of Joseph Edlow of mattapanient

                      planter, taken by vertue of an oath aciministred to him

                      by the Coroner aforesaid; on the day aforesaid.

                    He the said Joseph Edlow doth say vpon his oath, that he

                  this Examinate and the said John Bryant were felling of a tree

                  in their plantation ; and the tree being likely to fall, this

                  Examinate called to the said John Bryant, and said, John have

                  a care of your selfe, for the tree is falling; at wch words the

                  said John Bryant went back from the tree five or six paces: so

                  the tree falling fell vpon another tree not farre off; and so the

                  body of the tree wch they felled, rebounded to the said John

                  Bryant, & killed him so that the said John Bryant spake not

                  one word after

                    Henry Bishopp of mattapanient planter; being likewise

                  sworne saith the same thing wth Joseph Edlow.

        p.       1st ffebr. This day caine before me Thomas Maurice and

                  John Hillierd and acknowledge themselves and each of them

                  by himselfe to owe vnto Roger Moy of St Georges hundred

                  planter. six hundred and fiftie pound weight of tobacco good

                  & merchantable, to be paid vnto the said Roger moy his

                  exequutors admrators or assignes on the 10th november next.

                  And if they or either of them shall not so doe, then they and

                  each of them willeth & granteth for them and each of their

                  heires exequutors & admrators that the said summe of six

                  hundred and fiftie pound weight be levied vpon the lands

                  goods and chattells of them and either of them wheresoever

                  they shalbe found Thomas Morris

                  Recogn coram me     John Hillerd

                    John Lewger

                    I doe assigne over all my right interest & benefitt in the

                  foresaid recognisance vnto James Cauther; and his assignes.

                                          the mke of+ Roger Moy

                  Recogn coram me John Lewger

                    this Recognisance is discharged by James Cauther IC