414     Court and Testamentary Business, 1648.

             Liber A. Vppon the complt of Willm Harditch plf agst Capt Jno Price

                   deft for an anker of sack, The deft sayth tht he tooke such a

                   Runlett of sack from the plf. but addeth, tht he tooke it by

                   order of the late Gout & tht since the sd Gour hath satisfyed

                   the plf therfore as appears under the plfs owne hand.

                     And the Jury returned their Verdict, Wee find for the plantiffe

                   nothing. Whereuppon the Court dismissed the dft wthout

                   day, & Ordered him the Court charges. agst the plf.

                     Vppon the compit of Anthony Rawlins plf uers Mrs Margarett

                   Brent his Lps Attorney deft for 3001 Tob: The deft denyeth

                   any Tob: to be due; but acknowledgeth 2 barrells of corne

                   due, the last yeare, unto Adam Staueley one of his Lps Soldiers,

                   whose assigne the sd Anthony Rawlins is. And having not

                   Corne ready to satisfy, prayeth, tht further proceedings may

                   bee respited, till the sd Corne bee raysed out of his reuenues.

                   The plf replyeth, That he hath beene much damnifyed for want

                   of the Come, in prouiding himselfe Corne att great rates, &

                   therfore desyreth, tht bee may haue paymt for the Corne

                   as the common rate was in the Country, when tht Corne was

                   due. And prayeth to be tryed by the Jury. And the Jury

                   returned their Verdict in writing Nothing due to the plf But

                   the Corne. Whereuppon the Court Ordered it to bee entred

                   for the iudgmt & the plf to pay charges of Court.

                     Mrs Margarett Brent acknowledgeth to bee due from his

                   Lp uppon the Booke unto Nicolas Cawsin, the assigne of

                   Walter Pakes, 500 l Tob: whereof one hundd is discounted for

           Clks ffees unto Mr Wm Bretton.           Marg. Brent

                     2 decembr 1649 Of this 400 l Tob: Mr Cawsin acknowledgeth

                   to haue received of Mrs Brent 75 l the Remainder being 325 in

                   Caske is still due

                     Thomas Greene Esqr demandeth of John Trussell gent. of

                   Chicacoan 560 l Tob: & cask due by Bill & 500 & cask more

                   for dammage of non paymt of the sd Summe these 5 yeares.

                     Attatchmt to the Sheriffe ret. Nouembr Court.

                     Vppon the demand of Jno Hallowes plf uers Robt Percy deft

                   for 400 l Tob: The deft acknowledgeth his specialty, But sayth

                   tht the foresd debt (of 500 l Tob) was formerly forgyuen him

                   uppon a ualuable consideraon by Jno Hilliard, of wch the deft

                   doth profer to take his oath. The Court argued concerning

                   the Custome of the prouince in this case & fownd it to bee the

                   Custome of the prouince, tht the deft in any case of Debt

                   mought requyre to haue the plfs oath, concerning the duenes