Court and Testamentary Business, 1642. 141

      the plfs part, [that (in the hearing of the said Giles Brent who              Liber P. R.

      did not gainsay it) he had proffered to the deft formerly that if

      he would take the generall issue therin mentioned at large he

      would ioine with him therin, & so goe to triall of it by the

      country] denying himselfe to remember any such proffer

      alledged; wherevpon the Leiutent Grall said, that if he would

      yett tender that issue, & mr Attorny were willing to ioine

      with him in it, he should be willing to supersede the entring

      of the iudgemt formerly given in default & suffer the cause to

      goe to triall by the country. wherevnto the said Giles Brent,

      th  seemed willing, & desired time to consider of it, & day

          was given till next day, sedentibus Vt Supra. At wch time

      came the said Giles Brent, & desired further day to consider,

      & was given day till Saturday next after dinner.

         sedentibus vt supra. At wch time came the said Giles

      Brent & said he was ready to putt in another answere to the

      said Bill of mr Attornie, & prayed time for his answere till

      17th novemb next, and that the iudgemt afore given in his

      default, & all proceedings vpon record since the Bill, might be

      anuiled. And the said John Lewger on his Lops behalfe con

      senting thervnto, the Court ordered according to the said

      petition of the said Giles Brent.

        14. And the said G. B. defendeth all & whatsoever is by the

      said bill, supposed & charged to be done in contempt of his Lop

      or as any other offence or misdemeanor, & for his iustification

      ailedgeth that the differment made by him of exequuting the

      said Commission vntill farther order from the Lieut Grall, was

      made out of lawfull & good respects & wch obliged or author

      isd him so to doe, & was not contrary but very consonant to

      the contents of the said Commission, and therefore to the whole

      matter of the said bill as far as it chargeth him wth offence or

      damage he pleadeth not guilty

                                   signed Giles Brent

      1642                                                                                                          p. 49

        9th November 9th John Hollis p attor Jo: Weyvill demandeth

      of William Howkins, eleven hundred & ninety pounds of

      tobacco (whereof 700. with cask) due by accompt.

       Eod:  attachmt return 1st decemb next.

        h 10th Thomas ffranclin demandeth of Peter macrill 2200 l

      10t tob: wherof 1 200 l by bill the rest by accornpt.

        attachmt vpon any the corne, tob or cattell of def: return 1st

      dec next.

        Eod. Thomas ffranclin demandeth of Thomas white 800 l

      of tob, due by accompt.

        attachmt retorn 1st dec next.