Court and Testamentary Business, 1647.     331

        In the case depending betwixt Cuthberbert Phenicke and Liber A.

       John Paulett the Court orderd that Cuthbert Phenick should be

       possed of the gun as part of the estat of Nicholas Haruy

        Walter Peakes came this day in Court and deliuerd vp a

       gun and is thereby cleered of his recognia:

        Anthony Rawlins executor of Richard Cox complayneth

       against Cuthbert Phenick gent atturney for Capt: Tho: Corn

       wallis in an action of debt of 100 l of tobb.

        John Neuill Complayneth agant John Halfehead in an action

       of damage of 500 l of Tobb: for detayneing a gun: warr: to

       the sherife.

        Nicolas Cassine Complayneth against Nathaniell Pope in an

       action of daffiage of 400 l wt of tobb: for the vse of his shallope:

        that yeare Mr Brent was Gouernr:

                      Septemb. 30th 1647

        Receaud p me Cuthbert Phenick of the prouince of Mary

       land gent one Bill of thirty pounds of good Merchantable

       Beuer In full of all bills, bounds, debts, dews demands, p booke

       or otherwise dew from Iohn Hollis of Apomatakes vnto Capt

       Thomas Cornwallis Esqr of the prouince aforesd: and me the

       said Cuthbert from the begining of the world vnto this prsent

       day I say recea: as aforesd the day & yeare aboue written 30 l

       Beur                   p me Cuthb: ffenick

       Teste me Jon RozierConcordat cum originale

       Teste me Robt Clark Clk.

        Robert Clarke Complayneth against Nathaniell Pope in the

       behalfe of the Lo: Proprietary that he the sayd Nathaniell

       being imployed from the late Gouerr the 9th of March last for

       the reduceing the Ile of Kent into obedience, perfidiously and

       Contrary to his oath and trust then Cornitted to hym: in

       couraged the people of the sd Iland to persist in thire Rebellion

       for wch the sayd Rob: Clarke craueth iudgement against the

       sayd Nathaniell in his Lops behalfe according to the laws of the

       prouince prouided in such cases.

        In the Complaynt of Robt Clarke against Nathaniell Pope

       the Court ordered the sayd Nathaniell should putt in security

       to the valew of 10000 l of tobb: to answere the sd suit at the

       next Court in decemb: or stand Committed vntill the sayd

       Court the prsent euidences being some what doubted

        Richard white Complayneth against John Roser gent in an

       action of debt to the valew of 800 wt of tobb:

        to the sherife to be layd uppon a boat of Mr Rosiers