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       swine vpon his owne land) without license first had vnder                           Liber P. R.

       the hand of L. G. wch shall not be denied to any owners of

       swine in the woods as shalbe ready to give such recognisance

       for keeping good order in the said liberty, as shalbe thought

       fitt to that end.

        Eod: ffrancis Stoure demandeth of Richard Cole six hun

       dred fifty foure pounds of tob due by accompt.

        attachmt retorn decemb next

        Eod. at 3. clock afternoone sitting in Cort mr Secretary mr Sur

       veyor came Jo. nevill, & was ready to shew cause why iudgemt

       should not be entred, & Jo: weyvill (attorny in the cause for Jo.

       hollis) being called thrice & not appearing, the said Jo: nevill

       was dismissed without day, & was allowed 15 l tob for his

       damage

       1642                mr Secretary                                                                   p. 50

       November Sitting in Courtmr Surveyor appointed to hold

           12th

       Court by the Leiutent grall.

        Came into Court mr Tho: Gerard gent & offered himselfe

       ready to answere to the suit of Robt Edwards; and the said

       Robt Edwards brought his suit for 1. breeding sow due for

       wages at xtmas last. And the said Tho. Gerard denied that

       he bargained for a breeding sow, but for a yong sow ready to

       pigg or piggs by her side, & such a one he tendred at xstmas

       last to the plf. and the plf. produced for his witnesse Jo: Tailr

       who was deposed to testifie the truth: and vpon his evidence,

       the Court considered that the deft should be dismissed without

       day.

        Eod Thomas Gerard gent dernandeth of michael Peasely

       of virginea, 350 l tob & cask due vpon accot & 200 l tob more

       for amends of a trespasse done by the said michaels servts vpon

       the plfs. swine, & 200 l tob more for wast committed by the said

       michael vpon the tenemt of the plf. at porkhall.

        attachmt to mr Lewger or any debtors of deft to stop debts

       till further order from L. G. or plf

       Eod Tho.  Gerard acknowledgeth himselfe to owe to the

                 Lord Proprietary one thousand Wt of tobacco, in

       Recog nis: swine.

                 case he or his assignes or servants entrusted by

       him with his Licence for killing of swine, shall kill any marked

       swine of other mark then his owne, or any swine at all in any

       his Lops forrests, & shall not bring both the eares (together with