court and Testamentary Business, 1642. 133

      all the premises viz my lands goods debts due to me cattle                         Liber P. R.

      chattles and servants to her heir heires exequutors & assignes

      for ever irrevocably. In witnes whereof I have herevnto sett

      my hand & seale this 10th day of October anno dni 1642.

                                   signed, Giles Brent

      Sealed & delivered in presence of vs

          Tho:  Cornwaleys

          willm Luddington

          william Naufone

               possession of his land in St Maryes in leiu & name

               of all his lands in the foresaid Province, and of his

      booke of accpts and inventoryes of his goods chattells cattle

      and debts due to him, and of his servant william Cavert in

      name of all his servants goods cattle and debts due to him was

      delivered by the foresaid Giles to the foresaid Margarett in

      presence of the witnesses to this deed at the sealing therof.

      1642                                                                                                   p. 41

        October 21. Henry Bishop demandeth of ffrancis Van

      Eynden eight hundred pounds of tobacco due by bill.

        attachmt to Sheriff or his deputy ffrancis Posie to answere on

      1st decemb & ?forme iudgent & returne the writt.

        eod John Lewger demandeth of ffrancis van Eynden fifty

      eight pounds of tobacco wth cask due by accot

        attachmt Vt supra.

      Commission of inquiry Cecilius &c. To our trusty william

      vpon Mr Brent Brainthwait & Robt Vaughan &c whereas

      we are informed that Giles Brent gent late Comder of the said

      The, & cheife Judge in civill causes, hath during his holding the

      said place of judicature when a plaintif demanded iudgemt or

      exequution agst a defendt refused to doe the plaintif right

      therin, vntill he the said Giles Brent have overlooked his

      accompt book & if he find such defendt engaged to him the

      said Giles Brent then vntiil the defendt have made over his

      cropp to him the said Giles Brent for his recompence or

      security, whereby the plf hath beene defeated or in danger to

      be defeated of his recovery, to the great delay of justice,

      oppression of the inhabitants, & scandall of our govermt in

      virginea & other places We willing that the justice of or

      Courts should be found free of such scandalls and that the said

      Giles Brent be either cleared in his fame, if the said informaon

      be false (as we conceive & hope it is) or if it be true, punished

      to the example of others & vindication of our honor in that