390    Court and Testamentary Business, 1648.

             Liber A.  wick hath enterd accon agst him for 2500 l of Tob: in a forreigne

                  Court, under pretence of Wages due from him the sd Giles

                  Brent unto James Cawther's Admistrator or Exequutor Wch

                  demand he the sd G. Brent hath allready bene impleaded for,

                  in this Prouinciall Court; And is ready to pay the award of

                  the Court, wch will not be receaued. Wherfore he prayes tht

                  the Cuth: ffenwick may be ordered to receaue his due

                  in the sd demand according to the iudgmt of this Court, & to

                  giue him a release from the sd uexatious clayme.

                    warrt to the Sheriffe to keepe the Body of the sd Cuth: ffen:

                  in safe custody, untill hee shall putt in security of 3000 l Tob:

                  to stand to the award of this Court.

                    I doe hereby oblige my selfe my heyres & assignes under

                  forfeiture of 3000 l Tob. to the Ld Propr to stand to the award

                  of the Prouinciall Court of Mary-Land, in an accon now

                  depending therein, betweene Giles Brent Esqr & my selfe

                  concerning a demand of 2500' Tob: wch I haue agst him, as

                  wages dew from him to the Exequutors or admistrators of James

                  Cawther deceased. Wittnes my hand.   Sig.

                                           Cuth: ffenwick.

                    14th June. Edward Packer sayth uppon his oath tht somtime

                  in May or June 1644, Symon Richardson then Sheriffe of the

                  County of Kent, by wart from Capt Giles Brent Esq then Gour

                  of the Pro: of Mary-Land, did seyse certaine neate-cattle to the

                  number of 27 then in the possn of Mr Willm Cox, being the

                  whole number then acknowledged apperteyning to Capt Will:

                  Cleybornes stock, for the use of the Ld Baltemore. And

                  further he sayth, tht he, hauing commisn from the sd Gour &

                  the rest of the Commisrs for his Lps estate, to receaue all the sd

                  cattle soe seised as afore, into his possn for the use of the sd

                  Ld Baitemore. And further bee sayth, tht uppon the receite

                  of the sd cattle, 18 of them, were imediately brought away by

                  this Dept from the howse of the sd Mr Cox, to Kent howse, &

                  tht the other 9 (uppon the Petn of the sd Willm Cox) were left

                  by order from the sd Gour in the possn of the sd Mr Cox to be

                  euer accomptable for them & their increase to the Ld Baltemore

                  or his Agents when euer he should be called thereunto. And

                  further he sayth not.

                  Jurat. Corã Gour            Sig: Edward Packer

             p. 161 19 June. Thomas Mathews sworne Clerk of the Court by

                  the Gouernor during his abode uppon the lie of Kent.

                    ffrancis Brooke complayneth agst Tho: Bradnox, & Edw:

                  Commins, for hauing damnifyed him on his stock of cattle to the