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      acknowledgeth tht the sloope was used by the Gour for a month, Liber A.

      but except agst the greatnes of the price & thefore desyres tht

      the Court will appoynt the price. And the Court adiudged to

      the plf 500 l Tob. for the hyre of the Sloope.

        Vppon the demand of Mrs Margarett Brent plf, uers Petr

      Knight deft for 5000 l Tob. & cask. Respited till next Court.

      Vntill wch time the attatchmt returned this Court, by the

      Sheriffe, to remaine in force.

        Vppon the demand of John Hampton pr Attornatu Jno Hal

      lowes plf uers. Mrs Brent admistrr of Leon: Calurt Esqr deft for

      500 l Tob. due for wages, The deft denyeth the Sd 500 l to be

      due from the admistrr because it was for publike employmt

      And if it were due, tht shee hath not assetts in her hand, the Sd

      Gours estate being by Act of Assembly applyed to the paymt of

      the Garryson Soldiers of St Inegos ffort

        Vppon request of the Jury tht they might be satisfyed by the

      oaili of some of the Judges, conccrning the Custome of the

      prouince sett downe in caâ Hilliard uers Percey, Giles Brent

      Esqr one of his Lps Councell deliuered uppon oath tht to the

      best of his understanding memory & skill, That was the

      Custome of the prouince Sett downe in caa Supra.

        John Cage (att the request of Mr Jno Lewger) sayth, uppon p. 186

      his oath, tht the Cow now in dispute betweene the sd Mr Lew.

      ger & Mr ffenwick, was Cropd in the left eare & (to the best

      of this Depts remembrance) slitt on the right eare, when it was

      in his, this depts possesn And further he sayth not.

        Thomas Hebden deposeth idem ad uerbum.

        Walter Beane demandeth of Tho: Greene Esqr 1400 l Tob. &

      cask dew to be pd the last yeare, for tht the sd Tho: Greene

      Gour assumed to see the plf satisfyed out of his Lps Customes

      the sd summe.

      350 Thomas Hebden Gentn demandeth of Tho: Jackson 350k

      023 Tob & cask dew by Bill. Attatchmt to the Sheriffe ret.

      423 Nouembr Court.

        Giles Brent Esqr one of the Councell of this prouince corn

      playneth agst Edmund Lennin, for hauing defamed him pub-

      likely, in the howse of one Commins att Kent, & otherwhere

      for wch he desyres the sd Edm: Lennin should be brought to

      such punishmt as the fault shall be fownd to deserue.

        Warrt to the Sheriffe to bring him forthwth before the Gour

        Sub penâ to Hugh Hopewell to testify in ditto caâ.