270 Court and Testamentary Business, 1644.

LiberP. R. the said Cutbert sheweth that there is instant pressing

                  necessity of having the said tob, in regard there is now an

                  opportunity of conveying it downe, & the shipping for this

                  yeare ready to goe out of Vinginea & that the debt is notori

                  ously evident by the confession of the said Leonard & ifulk, &

                  by the acknowledgmt lately afore his death of Peter draper,

                  who said in the hearing both of Govr & Secretary that he was

                  appointed by the said Leonard to pay the said debt, & promised

                  to pay it out of the tobaccos of the said Leonard now at Pope's:

                  & therefore prayeth iudgmt vpon the said demand;

                    And mr Secretary, being conscious of the truth of the allega

                  tions, adiudged that 800 l tob & cask of the said Leonard

                  Calverts should be sequestred into the hands of the said Cut-

                  bert, putting in security to be answerable to that value to the

                  said Leonard & his assignes disreasoning the iustice of the

                  demand within a yeare & a day.

                    Sequestraon to sheriff to the effect of the iudgmt & 40 l for

                  sheriff, & 15' for charge Cort

                    27. Henry ffleete demandeth of Hall of virginea, 21.

                  armes of length of roanoke & 200 l tob. & 25. fathome of peake.

                    arrest till security to be at Court on tuesday next 10cl morn:

                  May 2.

                       L.  G. came into Court Nathan Pope, & shewed a dis

                  Sedent Secr: charge of Peter drap to the vse of Leon. Calvert

                  Esq for 14429 l tob. & further demanded to be allowed for i.

                  hhd of tob paid since to the said Peter to the same vse weigh

                  ing 285 l neate, & made proofe of the merchantablenes of it

                  by 2. oaths vpon record & for 200 l tob for 2. tonne of cask

                  provided & vsed by him for the casking of the said tobacco.

                  by the appointmt of the said Peter; & for the remaining

                  86' tob he acknowledged himselfe ready to pay it vpon all

                  demands to the said Leonard or his assignes. And therefore

                  prayed that he might have his bond cancelled & delivered in,

                  of 15000 l tob; And it was thought fitt so to doe as was

                  petitioned.

    p. 157          1644

                    May 4. warrt Sher: to warne Cutbt ffennick to shew cause

                  why 4000' tob should not be leavied vpon Tho. Cornwaleys

                  Esq, vpon Monday morn: next 8cl pill of iudgmt in absence,

                    8 Sold vnto mrs Mary Kitomaquund, foure kine, three

                  yearling heifers, one yearling bullock, two bull calves, & 2. COW

                  calves of his Lops stock, now being in the possession of mrs

                  Mangarett Brent; for the price of five thousand seven hundred