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        Eod. And the said John Lewger saith that the said answere            Liber. P. R.

      of the said Giles brent is not sufficient in Law to preclude him

      the said John Lewger from his bill nor to be replied vnto by

      him, in regard it is a justification of the matter charged against

      him, by demurrer in point of Law; wch is not triable by the

      Country, but to be determined by the Court. And therefore

      prayeth that the said Giles Brent may be ordered to putt in a

      more sufficient answere, or els that iudgemt may be given

      vpon his bill.

        warrt to sheriff to warne the deft to putt in better answere

      or to be at Court at 3. clock afternoone to shew cause &c.

                 Eod. Cyprian Thorowgood appeared to the

      Sedent in cur  .

      rnr  Secretary suit of mr Greene in an action of voluntary

        Langford escape of william holmes, & saith that he did lett

           vacat    .         .

                the prisoner goe, with the privity & consent of

      the plaintif.

        and the said Thomas Greene saith that the deft. did not lett

      the prisoner goe wth his privity & consent.

        Eod. Cyprian Thorowgood appeared to the suit of mr John

           Lewger for debt of 900 l tob & saith that he hath paid

           the debt demanded or due from him by assignments

      accepted by the plaintif: & further saith that he ought not to

      pay for damage as is demanded in the accompt of the plaintif.

      Sedent in cur    Eod     the cause betweene Cutbert ffennick and

      Governr  John Prettiman, suspended till 1st febru.

      Secretary

      mr blount

        Survayer      Eod.     Thomas Sterman demandeth of James

      Cauther 2000 l of tob for non performance of covenants

        attachmt in forma consuet retorn 1st febr. next.

        Eod. francis Posie demandeth of the County of St maries

      1000 l tob for damage susteined in his cropp, during his

      absence commanded by order of the Leiutent grall.

        ordered that proclamaon should be made, for any man that

      had to obiect agst the demand, in the name of the County, to

      shew it to the Court on monday next.

        Giles Brent appeared to the suit of his Lops Attorny, & prayed

      further time for his amending of his answere and had day given

      till monday next

        Cyprian Thorowgood to the suit of Thomas Greene for 1000 l

      tob & cask for a voluntary Escape in his sheriffwick; acknowl

      edgeth it to be due

        1 2 and the Court found that the plf should recover.