254    Court and Testamentary Business, 1643.

Liber P. R. 22 Tho: Copley Esq complaineth of James Cloughton, for

                  that whereas the said James took vp a boat of the plf in St

                  Georges river yesterday, he refuseth to deliver the boat to the

                  plf & prayeth to be restored to his boate

                    warrt to slier to keepe the boate safe till further order.

                    And if he find the said James attempting to transport psons

                  obnoxious or ingaged without license, then to have him afore

                  Secret. And to require all psons to aid him.

                    23 Marks Phaypo demandeth of John wavill 1000 l tob &

                  cask, due by bill.

                    warn, to Cort 1st mar. next, pill iudgmt

                    Marks Phaypo Admrator of Samuel Pursall demandeth of

                  John hollis 20 l beaver due to the estate of the deceased.

                    warn: to Cort 1st march next pill iudgmt

                     octob: 1644. warning to Cort 1st dec: next, vpon pill

                  iudgmt

                    George Binx gent complaineth agst Peter draper attorney of

                  Leonard Calvt Esq for that whereas the said Leonard at his

                  going out of the province in Aprill last left order wth the said

                  Peter to pay without delay vnto the plf 260 l tob; & one barrell

                  & halfe corne, then due to the plf from the said Leonard; never

                  thelesse the said Peter hath & doth delay to pay the said

                  tobacco, & halfe a barrell of the said corne vnto the plf to the

                  damage of the plf 890' tob beside the debt.

                    warn: to sher: to warne def. to answere 1st march next vpon

                  pill of iudgmt

                    24. warrt to sher: to take into custody body of Jo. dandy,

                  vntill lawfully discharged of homicide, as is said, vpon Indian

                  ladd; & if the ladd dye by the act of Jo. dandy, or he fly for it,

                  then to seise vpon his goods & chattells, & in the meane time

                  to remove his gonnes & ammunition, into some place more

                  secure from surprisall of Indians.

   p.  144       1643

                    ffebr: 25 warrt to Ed. Packer sher. & Coroner to take&

                  impanell as many ffreemen as conveniently he may to enquire

                  by what meanes a certaine Indian ladd (since called Edward)

                  came by his death, & to administer an oath to them & to

                  evidence. retorn without delay.

                    26 George Binx gent demandeth of Robert Gillett 200 l of

                  roll tob, due by bill.