416     court and Testamentary Business, 1648.

             Liber A. Vppon a difference arrysing betweene Robt Smith & Walter

                   Beane concerning the mrk of the Beast in suite. Respited till

                   next Court. And 2 sworne Veiwers appoynted. Viz Capt Jno

                   Price, & Robt Shanpe to ueiw the sd Beast, & make certificate

                   of the true mrks thereof, att the next Court.

           p. 183 Att a Court held att Summons to the Sheriffe for the whole

                   St Maries 4o Octobr

                  Prnt Gouernor   Jury yesterday impannelled in the cause of

                     C. G. Brent Willm Harditch & Capt Jno Price to be att

                   the Court fortwth Viz Wal. Beane, Mr Brough, Mr Browne,

                   Bar: Jackson, Wm Hungemford Nat. Joanes, Charles Rawlyson.

                   G. Manners, Stanop Roberts, Mr Lewger & Wm Styles.

                    Vppon the suite of Capt Giles Brent uers Mr ffenwick for

                   uniust molestaon. The deft denyeth tht any iugmt hath here

                   tofore passed in this Court. & the plf desyred the Gout to deliur

                   what he knew concerning this busines, who was att tht time

                   prnt in Court. Who deliuered That after much debate of the

                   cause (to the best of his remembrance) the Judge deliuered

                   There was noe more due of the Bill of 2500 now in question,

                   then pro rata for the time tht hee (James Cawther to whom the

                   Bill was first signed) had serued. And the Deft being de

                   manded to deliur allso what he knew concerning this Bill,

                   Sayth That hee heard John Hampton say tht he had taken (or

                   some other) this Bill from out of the old Records. And the

                   Jury returned their Verdict in writing. Viz Wee find for the plf

                   to haue discharge for the time James Cawther had to serue.

                   And the Gouernor commanded it to be entred for the iudgmt

                    Vppon the demand of Edward Hull uers his LPS Attorney

                   dft, for 300 l Tob: dammage, for non paymt of 2 barrells of

                   Corne, the last yeare, respited till next Court.

                    Wart to the Sheriffe to warne Anthony Rawlins not to

                   depart the Court, before he testify in the cause of Wm Harditch.

                    Cuthbert ffenwick of Mary-Land Gentn (att the request of

                   Nicolas Lawsin) deposed, sayth that in the yeare 1644, he

                   this Dept did see a Bill under Esqr Yardley's name, of Accomack,

                   made to Nicolas Cawsin of 2000 l Tob: & cask (to the best of

                   his remembrance) And further sayth, tht the sd Bill, was de

                   liuered by the sd Nicolas Cawsin unto this dept wth a lre of

                   Attorney, to demand & recour the sd debt. The Well Bill, wth

                   other writings of this depts was plundered from him, by some

                   of the late Rebells of this prouince. And further this dept

                   sayth, tht uppon demand of the sd debt, of the sd Esqr some

                   time tht Winter; The sd Esqr did noe wise deny the sd debt

                   to be due, but promised paymt thereof, unto this dept for the