Court and Testamentary Business, 1648. 427

        16.     Octobr Came Edward Cottham & desyred tht Whereas Liber A.

      Tho: Baker of the Appamatucks uppon a false pretended right,

      is now actually transporting out of this prouince a Bull, be

      longing to the sd Edward, contrary to all right & justice; he

      might haue some remedy, whereby he may make stay of the

      sd Beast, untill the sd Baker shall make his claime & right

      thereunto appeare in the Court att St Maries in Nouembr next.

        Attatchmt to the Sheriffe ret. Nouembr Court.

        Sub paena to Walter Coterill to testify in dittä caä.

        Sub paena to George Manners to testify in caâ Supra.

        Ralph Beane came this day, & complayneth agst Willm

      Styles for tht whereas the sd Styles is indebted by Bill to the

      sd Ralph, in the summe of 2100 l of casked Tob: payable on

      the 10th Nouembr next. And tht the sd Styles is commonly

      thought will depart the prouince afore the sd day, tht the Bill

      will become payable, much to the losse & dammage of the sd

      Ralph, in case some speedy course bee not taken for his releife.

      Wherfore the sd Ralph desyreth the sd Styles may be putt into p. 193

      the Sheriffs hands untill bee shall putt in good security to satisfy

      the foresd demand, afore he depart the Prouince.

        wart to the Sheriffe Ne Exeat Prouin: ret. Nouembr Court.

        Ralph Beane demandeth of ffrancis Van Enden 9 l & of

      Beau” & 405 l Tob: & cask, dew by Bill

        wart to the Sheriffe ret. Nouembr Court.

        Leiut Rich: Banks demandeth of ffrancis uan Enden 500 l

      Tob: & cask, dew by acct

        wart to the Sheriffe ret. as afore.

        18th Octobr Walter Coterill deposed, att the request of

      Edw: Cottam, sayth Thatt he doth acknowledge to haue gyuen

      unto Tho: Bakar an yeareling Bull of his owne proper stock,

      about the beginning of the Rebellion in this pro: of colour Cole

      black, only hauing a little white tip uppon the Tayle, marked,

      the one eare whole, the other cropd, wth 2 slitts, in the crop;

      wch is now, & was then his owne proper marke. And further

      he sayth, tht neyther Charles Rawlyson, nor Blanch Oliuer were

      present, att the deliuery of the forest Bull, unto Tho: Baker att

      the Crosse howse ffor he certainely remembreth, tht he neur

      made any guift or deliuery thereof att the Crosse-howse, nor

      any where else, then att St Maries, where the Beast did usually

      run. And tht he neur gaue more deliuery thereof, then by

      allowing him the sd Baker, to take the sd Beast, where he fownd

      him. ffor himselfe att tht time did not know, where the sd Bull

      was & further he sayth not.

      Jurat. Coram Gour