474    Court and Testamentary Business, 1648—9.

              LiberA. Robt Clarke Gentn petth to the Court, tht whereas hee hath

               P. 237 bene arrested att the suite of Walter Smith, & the cause being

                   respited till this Court. & the sd Walter not appearing eyther

                   by himselfe or Attorney, this being the last day of the Court.

                   That the sd Walter Smith may be nonsuited, & pay all charges

                   of Court.

                                              Ordered accordingly.

                    It is allso this day Ordered, being the last day of the Court,

                   tht Will”' Edwin, Anthony Rawlins, & Jno Hatch (who being

                   called & not appearing) shall be Nonsuited in their seuerall

                   claimes touching Jno Hallowes & their Attatchmts uoyd.

                    George Manners declared to the Court, tht hee was the

                   lawfull Attorney of Mr Jno Hallowes of Appamatucks, wthin

                   this prouince. And any one hauing any claime agst the sd

                   Hallowes, hee would make answere to such their claimes, &

                   satisfy them, & his engagemts here wthout putting the sd

                   Hallowes to tht unnessessary charge of Attatchmts

                    Nicolas Gwyther shewed to the Court That he was adiudged

                   the last Court held att St Johns 6o Decembris to pay unto

                   James Walker 448 l Tob. the one halfe whereof was for the use

                   of Tho: Jackson. And allso att the same Court a Bill signed

                   by Willm Bretton of 240 l Tob & cask to the sd Jackson, was

                   taken from out the sd Gwythers hands being proued by oath

                   to haue bene formerly satisfyed to the sd Jackson. Wch sd Bill

                   the sd Tho: Jackson made our unto the sd Gwyther in satis

                   faction for soe much dew unto him. And further tht bee hath

                   beene adiudged to satisfy Court charges in these suites to the

                   ualew of 1 Tob all wch summes amount to 328' more then

                   hee hath beene able to recour by order of this prnt Court, for

                   want of p'sonall estate, belonging to the sd Jackson wthin this

                   prouince. And the sd Tho: Jackson not having any thing in

                   this prouince whereby to satisfy the sd demand saue only one

                   Tenemt now in the possesn of the sd Nicolas Gwyther Deposeth

                   tht hee may bee Ordered to continew in the sd possesn untill

                   the Tho: Jackson or some Attorney for him shall satisfy the

                    328 l Tob, unto the sd Gwytherorhis assignes wch was granted

                   accordingly. And It is further Ordered tht the Sd Nic: Gwyther

                   shall giue notice, unto the sd Tho: Jackson, wth what conveniency

                   hee may of this proceeding in Court agst him.

                    Came Cuthbert ffenwick Gentn & assigned our unto Edmund

                   Smith 1034 l Tob & cask being a iudgmt yesterday recouered

                   in Court agst Jno Shirtliffe & Henry Spinke & further acknowl

                   edgeth himselfe to owe 2 Cowes wth calfe, or 2 heighfers wth

                   calfe or calfes by their sides, unto the sd Edmond Smith to be

                   deliuered uppon all demands.