470   Court and Testamentary Business, 1648—9.

            Liber A. Came Edw. Packer & acknowledgeth himselfe to owe &

                  stand indebted unto Rich: Lord mercht in the summe of Two

                  hundd & eighty pownds of good Tob. & cask ffree of Custome

                  wittnes my hand.               Edward Packer

                    John Maunsell att the request of Robt Robins sayth uppon

                  his oath, tht sometime the last summer Ralph Beane, & Willm

                  Styles comming to Mr Tompsons howse, & challenged this

                  Dept & Robt Robins to play wth them att Nine-pins. And

                  being ready to goe to play Ralph Beane demanded security of

                  Robt Robins for what he should loose. And the sd Robt asked

                  of Ralph Beane if he would not take his word. who answered

                  he would not. Whereuppon Robt Robins spoake to Mr Tomp

                  son to engage his word for him, for what hee should loose att

                  tht time to the sd Ralph. Who did engage for him & this

                  Dept aliso, did engage for him. Vppon wch the sd Ralph sayd

                  hee would accept of eyther of them, & thereuppon they went

                  to play. And Robt Robins did winne att tht time of the sd

                  Ralph 200 l Tob.

                                               John I M mansell.

                    Came ffrancis Van Enden & acknowledgeth himselfe to owe

                  & stand indebted unto Edw: Packer, in the some of flue hundd

                  & sixty pownd weight of Tob. & cask uppon the demand made

                  70 Nouembris

                                              Francis Van Enden.

                  Att a Court held att S   Sheriffe ret. his warrt for Jury & warned

         Johns 90 ffeb.          .

      Pnt. Gouernor             Lift Willm Lewis

             Tho: MathewsHen:Spinke         John Lewger   Owen James     Robt Warde

             Johnn Maunsell Hen:Pountney    Mr Clarke Willm Boremen Robt Robins.

             Nic: GwytherRich:  Browne      Job: Edlow    George Manners Robt Wiseman

             Robt Kedger Tho:Hebden,        Mr ffenwick   Robt Sharpe.   Robt Simkin.

                    Rich: Browne, Jos Edlow, Robt Ward & Robt Wiseman were

                  fyned to the Ld Prop 100 l Tob, a peice for not appearing.

                    Came Henry Spink, & petth to the Court, tht whereas he

                  recouened iudgmt agst the Admistrator of Nicolas Hanuey for

                  1 75 l Tob & wages according to the custome of the Country,

                  & the Court censured tht the Custome of the Country was to

                  allow, one Cap or hatt, one new cloath, or frize suite, one shirt,

                  one pr shooes & stockins, one Axe, one broad, & one narrow

                  hoe, & 3 bb Come, all wch the Admistrator hath not satisfyed

                  to the Petr alleaging tht he receiued noe such prticulars, nor

                  hath them not in his hand. Hee therfone petth tht the foresd

                  prticulars may be rated by the Court in Tob. there being noe

                  such Assetts to bee fownd in the Estate.