Court and Testamentary Business, 1647. 327

         Sept. 1th George Manners and Eillis Beach hath taken                            Liber A.

       oath to prayse the estate of Richard Cox lately deceased

         Sept: 1th This day came Walter Peakes and confessed hyme

       selfe indebted vnto Thomas Greene Esqr in the full some of

       three hundred pounds of tobb and cask in case he shall not

       bring forth a gun demanded by Cuthbert Phenike administrar

       of Nicholas Haruy, as part of the estate of Nicho: Haruy, and

       tender it att the ffortt of St Inegos. at the Court wch shalbe in

       Octob. next.

       Recogn Teste me                 Walter Pakes

        Robt. Clarke Clke

         Sept 1 1 Mr William Whitby of Virginia demandeth one                     p. 85

       Att a Courthenry Potter his seruant fled from his seruice

       Prsent Gouernor     out of Virginia into this prouince to be re

       turned to hym

         Warrant issued out to bring in the sayd potter to answere

       the sayd clayme wthout delay:

         1 3 Potter here appeared and Confessed hym selfe his

       seruant,

         ordered that the sayd Mr Whitby should be repossesed of

       his sayd seruant wthout delay

         Sept 1 3 Mr William Whitby demandeth as Atturney for

       Thomas Mare one Walter Guest his seruant by Indenture,

       fled from his seruice out of Virginia into this Prouince to be

       returned to hym.

         Sept Know all men by these prsents That I Walter Guest,

       for and in Consideration of six thousand pounds of Tobb. by

       me in hand all ready receaud of Edward ffisher, doe hereby

       bynd my selfe to dwell wth and serue the sayd Edward ffisher

       for and during the full tearme and tyrne of three yeares, the

       sayd tearme to begin vppon the first day of January next

       ensuing the date hereof, and to end vppon the first of January,

       wch shalbe in the yeare of or Lord 1648: to doe such seruice

       and imployment as he the sd Edward ffisher shall imploy mee

       in, not absenteing my self at any tyine wthout my sayd Masters

       priuity, and Consent: And also I the sayd Walter doe hereby

       bynd my selfe to obserue my afore named Masters Comand,

       and also to keepe his lawfull secreetts, not purloyneing any

       of my sayd Masters goods nor suffer any person to purloyne

       them, wthout giueing my sayd Mr notice of it: And I the sayd

       Edward ffissher doe hereby promise to fynd and prouide, vnto

       the sayd Walter Guest, sufficient meate lodgeing washing and