128     court and Testamentary Business, 1642.

Liber P. R.    mandeth of William Berry one thousand w of tob for damage

                   of non pformance of a covenant of service

                    attachmt to answere by himselfe or attorny & pforme, at

                   St mar. 1st decemb; vnlesse the L. G. or other Counrs shall come

                   afore vpon the hland to determine civill actions.

                    Eod John wayvill demandeth 1 25 l tob of Randoll Revell

                   due by accompt of me and of a bill last yeare & damage.

                    Eod william Lodinton gent demandeth of John Abbott

                   admrator of Capt John Boteler late of Kent deceased, two

                   thousand wt of tob & cask due by accompt of debt.

                    attachmt to answere by himselfe or attorny, at S. mar. 1.

                   decemb; vnlesse the L. G. &c Vt supra

                    i8. Richard Gannett demandeth of Richard Coxe two

                   hundred Wt of tob due for 15 weeks diett ending about March

                   or Aprill last

                    warrt to summons the deft to satisfie, or shew cause 1st dec.

                   vpon pill of iudgemt returnable cod.

                    eod Richard Garnett deinandeth of John Nevill 150 l tob

                   due for 1. barrell of come for 2. months diett of his wife at

                   and afore her lying in, about xstmas 1640.

                    warrt to sumon deft to satisfie, or shew cause vpon 1st dec

                   vpon pill iudgem returnable cod.

      p.  38 1642

                October 7th John Lewger attorny for the Lord Proprietary in

                                 formeth to the Court against mr Giles Brent

                          Informaon aost mr Brent

                                 gent that he having moved & propounded

                   to the Leiutt Grall an enterprise vpon the Sesquihanoughs, the

                   L eiutent Grall together wth him the said Giles Brent did resolve

                   and conclude vpon the meanes & manner of it, and among

                   the rest that he the said Giles Brent should have a Commission

                   to raise men at Kent & all other necessaries for the service,

                   and with them pursue the enterprise, and that it should be

                   done at the countries charge; all wth the said Giles Brent

                   seemed to like & approve of, & accordingly vndertook the

                   raising of the men vpon Kent, and the leading them out vpon

                   the service, and to that purpose had & accepted a full and

                   absolute Commission to that purpose & all this neverthe

                   lesse, & that he knew full well what great charge it would be

                   to the country, & how importantly the honor & safety of the

                   Province was concerned in the managing & successe of it, and

                   what a notable opportunity was then presented for disadvantag

                   ing of the enemy, & disabling him to assault vs againe, not