4      Court and Testamentary Business, 1637.

          Liber Z. [Warr]t agst   These are in the Lord Proprietors name to

                p.            4 [Jo]hn Butler    .

                  [T]homas Smith will and require you that immediately you

                  [Ed]ward Beckler attach or cause to be attached the persons of

                  John Butle[r] Thomas Smith and Edward Beckler of the Ile

                  of Kent planters and them to keepe in safe custodie without

                  baile or main prise; and to have them before me at St maries

                  wth all convenient speed there to answere the severall crimes

                  of sedition, pyracie and murther wch shalbe on the Lord Pro

                  prietors behalfe obiected against them respectively: and for so

                  doing this shalbe yor warrant. Given &c Vt Sup.

                January      warrant agst Andrew Chappell

                                      I

                    a warrant agst Andrew Chappell mariner at the suite of

                  Thomas Pasmore carpenter, in an action of debt of 1200 wt

                  of tobacco; to appeare at the Court on the third of ffebruary

                  next, & to stand to the iudgemt of the Court.

                    this action is withdrawen by the consent of the plf.

                                               IC James Cauther

                  January       warrant agt Jo: Hillierd

                                      3

                    a warrant agst John Hillierd planter at the suite of Roger

                  Moy, in an action of debt of five hundred & thirty pound of

                  tobacco; to appeare &c. Vt supra.

                    this day came Roger moy, and acknowledgeth himselfe to

                  be satisfied by the said [John] Hillierd of the said sume of 530 l

                  tobacco; & therefore withdraweth his action

                                         the mrke of + Roger Moy

               p. 8 [ ]uary

                    [ ]th This day came before the Lieutent grall, Robert

                  nicholls of St maries hundred planter, and acknowledgeth

                  himselfe to owe vnto John Lewger Secretary, foure hundred &

                  twenty sixe pounds of good merchantable tobacco, to be paid

                  vnto the said John Lewger his heires exequutors admrators

                  or assignes, at the first season of striking tobacco the next

                  yeare; And except he shall so doe, he willeth and granteth that

                  the said somme of foure hundred twenty and six pounds of

                  tobacco shalbe raised and levied vpon the lands goods and

                  chattells of him the said Robt Nicholls, his heires exequutors or

                  admrators wheresoever they shalbe found. witnesse the said

                  Lieutent generall

                   Leonard Caluert          sigum + Robt nicholls

                    this Recognisance is surrended; and a new taken after

                  ward.