40      Court and Testamentary Business, 1638.

             Liber Z.  corn plaineth agst John norton in an action of covenant for that

                  whereas the said John norton did on some day in July last

                  covenant wth francis Gray on the behalfe of the said Tho:

                  Copley to deliver vnto him vpon demaund 1000. foote of

                  sawen boards vpon a price then agreed vpon betweene them

                  neverthelesse since that time, the said John norton hath refused

                  and still doth refuse to performe the said agreement on his

                  part; althoughe he hath beene therevnto demanded by divers

                  psons in the name of the said Tho: Copley to the damage of

                  two thousand weight of tobacco to the said Tho. Copley. And

                  for this &c.

                                             Cyprian Thorowgood

               p. 75   Memorandum that this day came Thomas Cornwaleys Esq

                  &c Admrator of the goods of Jerome Hawley Esq.; and

                  acknowledgeth himselfe to owe vnto the Lord Proprietary five

                  hundred weight of tobacco &c.

                         The condition of this Recognisance is that if the said

                       Thomas Cornwaleys shall bring into the Court within

                       a moneth a true and pfect Inventary of all the goods

                       wch belonged to Thomas Cullamore within this Province

                       at the time of his death; and shall well and truely pay

                       all the debts of the said Tho: Cullamore so far as the

                       estate shall extend according to the exigence of the

                       lawes in that behalfe; and shall when he shalbe there

                       Vnto called bring in a faithfull and true accompt of his

                       administration of the goods of the said Tho: Cullamore;

                       then this Recognisance to be void &c.

                                                Tho: Cornwaleys

                  This Recognisance is discharged

                    John Lewger Secretary.

               p. 76   Cecilius &c to Or beloved Tho: Cornwaleys Esq &c. greeting.

                  Whereas Jerome Hawley late of St maries Esq &c deceased

                  did by his last will and testnt bearing date in England the 20th

                  day of October 1633, make & ordeine his exequutors willia

                  Hawley of Grossmont in the County of Munmoth, Arthur

                  dodington and Lewis Hele Esqrs which said Exequutons being

                  all in remote parts from this Province, and without our juris

                  diction and therefore not to be convented by vs to approve or

                  refuse the said Testament, nor to be expected till they demand

                  approbation of the same without borne yeares delay at the least

                  wch would be very preiudiciall to the goods here of the said

                  Jerome Hawly, and to divers creditors if such delay should be

                  admitted; Therefore we willing as much as in vs lieth, to pro

                  vide for the goods & debts of the said Jerome Hawley wth all