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      Edward Comies i 80 l p acct wherof 100. p roll: and of John Lee                   Liber P. R.

      762 l for debt & damage; & of ffrancis Brooks 70 l tob & from

      Roger baxter 27 l tob. & of william Berry 135 l tob p bill assignd

      from devoreux Godwin. and of Rich: Pinner 800 l tob, p bill

      & acct

      ffebruary 1    Tho. Cornwaleys Esq demandeth of henry

        { Leiutt gen: Lee, one gonne of the plfs goods taken from

      the plfs servt iniuriously, to the damage of the plf 400' tob.

        mar. 14. the said henry Lee saith that he took a gonne from

      an Indian vnlicensed by vertue of a pclamaon authorising him

      so to doe; but knoweth not whose it is, & prayeth the gonne

      for his paines.

        and the deft was dismissed without day.

        Tho: Cornwaleys Esq demandeth of Giles Brent Esq &c.

      50291 tob & cask due p bills & accts assigned, as p file.

        And the said Giles Brent denieth the assignmt of 2500. from

      the exeq: of James Cauther

        18. the Secretary adiudged for the plf 2283 l of tob. wth cask

        Giles Brent Esq demandeth of Isac Edwards 100 l tob, due by

      contract 2d may 1643. by way of contribution for a levy; agreed

      to by him vnder his hand.

        the said Isaac acknowledgeth the contract

        And the Secretary found for the plf

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        ffebruary 1. Giles Brent Esq demandeth of Thomas Sterman p.

      500 l tob due for a contribution consented to vnder his hand 2d

      may 1643.

     4. entr & exeq. 25   the said Tho. Sterman saith that the said

      Exeq:  25.    contribution is not due in regard the cove

      nants contracted for are not pformed; viz that that hundred

      should not be molested any more for that yeare for any service

      for the colony; contrary to wch covenant service hath beene sett

      vpon the hundred agst their consents,

        And the plf saith that the condition of the contract alledged,

      was only agst taxes to be sett vpon the hundred; & that no

      taxe hath beene sett.

        And the Secret found for the plf

        5. febr: exeq: for 500 l & 50 l fees, return 1st mar. next.

        Thomas Games appeared to the suit of will. Stone of Acco

      mack (sup: 126.) & saith that he hath satisfied the iudgmt