258     Court and Testamentary Business, 1643.

 Liber P. R. such necessaries from time to time as shalbe thought fitt; to be

                   putt by the said Marks to the Accompt of the said John wavill;

                   & recovered agst him after it shalbe lawfully allowed.

                     warrt to sheriff to warne 24. able freemen to be at Cort on

                   of this month by 9. cI. morn: to enquire & try as shalbe charged

                   on behalfe Lop vpon pill of 100 l tob.

                     1 2 frances van Eynden p attorn franc Posie demandeth of

                   henry bishop exequutr of Leonard Leonardson 400' tob due

                   for debt by bill assigned from henrick Lightheart, & for damage

                     warn, to Cort thursday next, morn: pill iudgmt

                     Eod: for answere to the charge of his Lops Attorny agst

                   Mr James Neale, the said James Neale saith he never took the

                   said Richard Ingle into his possession or charge, nor did aid

                   abett or encourage him to make escape or rescue in manner

                   as is charged. And this he prayeth to be tried by the Court.

                    d L G And the Court for default of proofe of the

                   e ent . . matters charged by the Attorny, dismissed the

                   deft without day: and vacated the suspension of him from

                   the Counsell

                     Eod. for answere to the charge of his LoPs Attorny agst

                   Edward Packer sheriff, the said Edward Packer saith that

                   having no prison but his owne hands, and supposing that the

                   Govr & Counsell was consenting to the going aboard of the

                   said Rich: Ingle, by certaine words spoken by the Secretary,

                   & by mr Neales & Capt Cornwaleys coming forth from the

                   Govr & taking the said Rich. Ingle along wth them, he did

                   accompany them in going aboard, and that the said Rich Ingle

                   did escape out of his custody agst his will, & therefore that he

                   is not guilty of any culpable escape as is charged.

                     And the Court dismissed him without day.

  p. 147       1643

                     March 1 2. Mary the wife of william Edwin complaineth

                   agst widdow whitcliff for slandering the plf saying she hath

                   lyen wth an Indian for peake or roanoke

                     13 warn to Cort thursday next morn: & warrt witness

                   arthur hay & wife & mrs hebden

                  Sed L. G. 14. henry bishop to the suit of francis van Eynden

                      Secr saith, that Leonard Leonards did not owe the debt

                   demanded vnto Henrick Lightheart.

                     And the Cort found for the plf 400 l tob