434     Court and Testamentary Business, 1648.

            Liber A. Vppon the demand of Mrs Margarett Brent plf uers Peter

                  Knight Mercht deft for 5000 l Tob. & cask. The deft not ap

                  pearing, but being certifyed tht by sicknes hee was hindered

                  to attend the Court. The cause was respited till next Court, &

                  the Attatchmt to continue in force, as before in ditta caã.

                    John Maunsell demandeth 340 l Tob & cask of Willm Styles

                  dew by Bill.

                    warrt to the Sheriffe ret. Decembr Court.

              p.  200 John Holfhead demandeth of Jno Hatch or Rich: Banks the

                  admistrators of Thomas Allen deceased one barrell of Corne,

                  dew by Bill.

                    Came George Manners & acknowledgeth tht he layd an

                  Exeqn uppon a heighfer of Mr Tho: Baidridge for 500 l Tob,

                  being the remainder of his Leuy. marked slitt the right eare, &

                  the left eare slitt crosse the eare. & deliuered the same to Mrs

                  Margarett Brent, for Mr Calurts use.

                    And the Mrs Margarett Brent acknowledgeth to haue sold

                  & deliuered the sd heighfer marked as aforesd to John Hoif

                  head, & warrenteth the same unto the sd John Hoif head agst

                  all iust claimes in Law.

                                                   Marg. Brent

                    Henry Pountney demandeth of Edw: Hudson 350 l Tob &

                  cask.

                    Wart to the Sheriffe ret. Decembr Court.

                    ffrancis Brooks Gentn complayneth agst Edw: Commins in

                  an accon of defamaon, to the ualew of 1000 l Tob for tht the sd

                  Commins hath to the discreditt of the plf as far as in him lyeth,

                  reuyled, & slaundered him, Wth diuers scandalous speeches,

                  easpecially in termed him, & accounting him periurd, Vttering

                  words to this purpose, That he the plf had taken a false oath,

                  & tht he would proue it.

                    Wart to the Sheriffe ret Decembr Court.

                    Nouembr 60 Mrs Margarett Brent, his Attorney corn

                  playneth agst Edw: Commins, on the behalfe of the Ld Propr of

                  this prouince. ffor hauing in contempt of his Lps Authority &

                  gouermt wittingly & knowingly taken certaine persons & goods

                  under exequuon, out of the Sheriffs hands. Vttering likewise

                  att the same time words of great contempt agst his Gouernot

                  & the authority of the gouermt ffor wch fact of his the Attor

                  ney on his Lps behalfe requyres tht the sd Edw: Commins may

                  bee censured, & punished, as the Court shall find the fault to

                  deserue.