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310 Court and Testamentary Business, 1647.
Liber A. Hollis 1450 l Tob: & Cask due by bill as for Peter Draper's estate John Hollis p Attornat mr ffenwick desyreth further time wch the Court allowed Provided tht the sd John Hollis appeare att this Court on the first day of October or else the sd Mr ffenwick, Attorney of the sd Hollis doth engage himselfe to pay vnto the plf 1276 l Tob:
To the demand of Robt Kedger plf agst Willm Lewis deft for 600 l Tob: for a boate of 1 2 foote by the Keele, lost by the deft And The Court found for the plf 300' Tob: & Cask.
This day came Thomas Greene Esqr (one of the Counsell of this Province) & acknowledgeth himselfe to have gyven one red heyfer Calfe, calld by the name of Cherry. both eares over keeld, & burnt in the forehead wth a Crosse vnto his sonne Leonard Greene to his owne use from this day for eur to aduance him a portion. Recognit in curia Tho: Greene Willm Bretton Clk.
This Day came Cuth: fenwick Gent & acknowledgeth him selfe indebted vnto Leonard Calvert Esq in the full summe of 1 276 l of good merchantable casked leafe Tob: in case tht John Hollis of Apamatuck plantr shall not appeare personally att St Inego's ffort on the first day of Octobr next ensuing the date hereof. Prouided tht he may safely returne to his owne howse, for any criminall matter tht shall be obiected agst him Cuth: ffenwick.
Vppon the motion of Jno Shertcliffe tht Robt fford being a child betweene 9 or 10 yeares of age formerly brought into this Country by Nicolas Haruey deceased tht in regard of the minority of the child, & the death of the sd Nicolas Haruey the sd Child is now left destitute wthout any meanes of subsistance. Doth desyre tht some prson might be appointed to take the tuition of the sd child for the mainteyning & the good nurtature of him the Court appointed tht the sd Jno Shertcliffe should take the sd child into his tuition & meinteyning him att his owne charge wth all necessaries of livelyhood vntill he came to the age of 19 yeares. in wch time the sd Jno Shirtcliffe is to haue his seruice, in what he shall be able to performe.
To the demand of Edm: Hudson plf agst ffran: Posey deft Joane Rawlins deposed sayth, tht she knoweth not whither ifran: Posey sett on any dogs on the plfs hoggs & sayth more our tht she saw the deft doe what he could in taking the dogs from of the hoggs & knoweth not whether any one putt the dogs on the hogs or not.
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