200 Court and Testamentary Business, 1643.

Liber P. R.     acct of John Sheercliff, & that he confessed the said debt but

                  said he had not tobacco to pay it then.

                  Jurat.

                   attorny of Capt. Connwaleys for receiving of centaine tobb.

                  of his in Kent.

                   Giles Brent demandeth of Robt vaughan 2260 l tob, wch he

                  hath endamaged the plf by receiving so much tob to the plfs

                  vse (whose attorny he then was) wch tob was vnmerchantable.

                   the said Robt vaughan denieth that he hath endamaged the

                  plf by receiving vnmerchantable tobacco.

                   And the Judge found that the plf had received 8 hhds of tob

                  of the deft & shipped them, wch was the tobacco demanded; &

                  therefore dismissed the deft

                   1 2. James Neale gent assumed to satisfie vnto francis Gray

                  the iudgmt recovered, by him agst John Langford Esq &c. &

                  the composition wch he acknowledged to be 1 600 l tob iudgmt

                  & all: vpon wch assumption mr Langford had his passe.

       p. 95   Interrogatories administred to Rich: Thomson gent defendt

                        on behalfe of William Cox plf

                   i. whether did you at some time in ffebn: 1641 or there

                  abouts, agree wth willia Cox, to quitt one another of all accts

                  whatsoever, & you to cleare him of all charges whatsoever vnto

                  that time?

                   ans: to this Interrogatory he answered directly negative.

                   2. whether since this agreemt aforesaid, did not you buy two

                  servts of will. Cox for the price of 1400 l tob viz 1000 l last yea.

                  & 400. this yea. And is the said 400 l yet paid or no? And

                  did you pay the said 1000. last yea: in pt of this debt?

                   answ he bought the servt for 1400 l tob & 1000. he paid last

                  yea: the 400 he deteines for accot due to him from mr Cox

                   3. did you not pcure Geo. brooks of virginea to draw a

                  condition between you & will: Cox, wch the said william refused

                  to sett his hand to; and what was the said condition, & what

                  were the intents or effect of it to the best of yor remembrance?

                  he is appointed to leave answ. they both procured the condition

                  the condi tion wth his

               attorny          to be drawen.

                   4 whether did you agree wth the said william to pay the

                  rent corne for the last yeare, & the next ending at xtmas next,

                  and to find him his diett for the last yeare ending at xstmas

                  last

                   answ. to this he answered, it was putt into the condition,

                  but the condition was never concluded.

                   Jurat coram Giles Brent Esq, p appointmt of Leiut grall.