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       Hollis so desiring that Mr Neales atturney might haue notice Liber A.

       of it.

        In the suite of Nathaniell Pope & Cuth: ffenick the defendant

       sayth hee is not bound to deliuer the account being a specialty

       by any law of this Prouince

        no such Law appearing in the Prouince the defendent was

       dismissed to day

        In the case of Antho: Rawling vrs Phenicke atturny of Rich:

       Cox: the defenden doth not acknowledg any such thing dew

       iudgment was the defend was dismist

        Markes Phepo Complayneth in an action of dept against

       John Hollis in 20 l of Beuer. warr to Sherif: warr: to warne

       John Hamp:

        Cuthbert Phenick complayneth against Antho: Rawlines

       execut: of Ric. Cox in an action of debt of 454 l and 3 barr. of

       Corne

        defendt denied the debt to be dew.

        In the demand of Nath: Pope: Mrs Margarat Brent denies

       the two thowsand, and acknowledge one hundred flinty seauen

       wth caske vppon the bill of 250 wth caske to be dew.

        Ordered the plantife should recouer one hundred ninety

       seauen pounds of tob and cask dew by bill, and for want of

       specialty for the clayme of two thowsand pounds of tobb, as

       dew by account, the Court being tyed to follow the Rule of the

       Law of England admitting no recouery vppon a dead mans

       estate wthout specialty, as appeares vppon record the defent

       was dissmised wthout day for what Concernes the sad account.

         wheras in the Complaint of Robt Clarke gent against

       Nathaniell Pope, the sd Nathaniell, was adiudged to remayne

       in the Shreifes hands, vntill he should putt in security to the

       valew of ten thousand pounds of tobbacco and caske to

       answere to the sd Complaint one the first of decemb: next, and

       since the Court being Credibly informed of the little likelyhood

       of good proof to be made of the sayd Complant, and that the

       late Gouerr had examined the same thing wth little probability

       of truth. The Court ordered that the sd Nathaniell, should be

       sett at Liberty for the pTsent, and absolutely acquitted for here

       after, if in case Cleere proofe shall not be produced against

       hym, by the aforesd first of Decembr

        John Hollis Atturney for Mr Speake demandeth a cow, dew

       to the sd speake, by an especiall order of Leonard Caluert Esqr

       deceased out of his Lops stock: