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      But whither the pyde bawld Beast sold as afore to Ant: Raw- Liber A.

      lins, be tht Beast he knoweth not. And tht somtime this spring

      the calfe called Motley, he hath heard his ffather Sturman say,

      was dead, & not afore.

        Octobr 9th Cuth: ffenwick Genn Complayneth agst Capt Jno

      Price, for tht he the sd Capt Price hauing order to deliur a Cow,

      of his Lps stock, to Mr Tho: Speake made deliuery of a Cow of

      the plfs much to the plfs losse & dammage. Wherfore he

      prayeth tht the sd Capt Price may be ordered to secure him his

      owne Cow againe, or ells to deliur him another, of his owne or

      his stock.

        wart to the Sheriffe ret. Nouembr Court.

        Robt Clark gent” complayneth agst Walter Smith, for tht p. 191

      they being both mated in a Crop of Corne, the sd Walter

      gathereth & conueyeth away the sd Corne Wherfore he prayeth

      th the sd Walter may be ordered not to conuey away, or

      gather any of the Corne, untill it shall be equally shared by

      them both, but what shall be for his owne prnt necessary sub

      sistance.

        warrt to the Sheriffe.

        Giles Brent Esqr complayneth agst Willm Harditch & Anthony

      Rawlins, for making a priuate conueyance betweene themselues

      of a Bawld-facd heighfer, wch was mismarkd by Tho: Sturman's

      howshold. & for ailmost this 2 yeares space hath beene reputed

      a Beast belonging to the sd Giles Brent.

        warrt to the Sheriffe as followeth.

        Whereas Giles Brent Esqr hath made complt tht Wm Harditch

      wthout the priuity of him, the sd Giles Brent, hath sold, &

      deliuered to one Anth: Rawlins a pyed heighfer wth now for

      allmost 2 yeares last past, hath passed in common estimaon for

      a calfe of a Cow of the sd Giles Brent's stock. formerly in

      iuriously taken away from him, by Tho: orJn Sturman. And

      whereas the sd Wm Harditch examined uppon oath, hath dd,

      tht he doth not know the foresd Beast to be tht for wch he hath

      sold it, to witt the calfe of a Cow of Mr Jno Pyle.

        These are therfore to authorize & appoynt you (the sd private

      con tract not wthstanding) to putt the sd Giles Brent in possesn

      of the sd pyed heighfer, Hee securing you for the redeliuery

      of her, & her increase, In case tht by Decembr Court, The foresd

      Sturma or Harditch shall bring good proofe, tht this is not the

      calfe, of the foresd Giles Brent's Cow. And it is declared

      hereby That the Burthen of making proofe for the cattle tht

      hee the sd Sturman or Harditch are possesd of under his or

      their mrk, & shall claime for his or theirs; is not putt uppon