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      bee respited till the next Court Wch in regard of the ex- Liber A.

      tremity of the weather is ordered accordingly

      Anthony Rawlins plte The Pltes suite being for 1000 l Tob. &

      Marks Pheypo deft Cask due by Bill dated 1 3 ffebr 1648

      wherein Georg Manners and the deft Pheypo were bound

      to pay vnto the Plte 1000 l of Tob: in Cask by or before the

      10th of November then next. And the defendt acknowledged

      the Bill as aforesaid But Georg Manners being prsent in

      Court alleadged that 500 l of Tob: and Caske part of the said

      debt was paid. Wch Mr ffenwike (whom the deft acknowledged

      to bee the pltes Attorney) did confesse and allowed thereof It

      is therefore ordered that the defendt shall pay the residue of

      the said debt being ffive hundred pounds of Tob: in Caske to

      the Plaintiffe

      daniell Clocker plte The pites suite being for Corne

      Mr Cuthbert ffenwick & Clothes & other alloweance ac

      Attorney of Capt Cornewallis deft) cording to the Custome of the

      Country, due to him as servant to Capt Cornewallis whereto

      Mr ffenwick answered hee had writt to Capt Cornewallis who

      had returned Answere hee owed the plte nothing And the

      Plaintiffe wanting proofe at prsent desired respite It is there

      fore ordered that the hearing of the Cause bee respited till

      further proofe.

      Anthony Rawlins pite The deft being arrested at the Pltes suite

      John Ashley deft in an Accon of debt for 520 l of Tob: and

              Caske due by Bill & Accompt the warrant being

      250 January

              returnable this Court The defendt came this day and

      acknowledged Judgmt therevppon for the said debt being five

      hundred and twenty pounds of Tob: and Caske as aforesaid

      Vt Testor Tho: Hatton Secr.

      At a Court held at St    Wilirn Stone Esqr Governor Thomas Greene Esqr

      Maries 14to ffebr 1649 esent Mr Thomas Hatton Mr John Pile  p. 3t4

      Willm Hardwich plte Vppon the humble Peticon of Wifim

      Mr Willm Bretton deft Hardwich therein charging Mr Bretton with

      the tearing of a draught of a deposicon by him the said Bretton

      heretofore taken in a Cause betweene the said Hardwich plte

      and Capt John Price deft, when bee the said Bretton was

      Register to the Peticoners priudice. And prayed that the

      Execucon wch the said Bretton endeavored to take forth against

      the Peticoner for certaine ffees in the same Cause might bee

      stayed till further hearing It is therevpon ordered that the

      Peticoner may pceede against Mr Bretton for any damage hee

      hath suffered by any misdemeanor of the said Brettons in the

      Peticon menconed But Mr Bretton is at liberty to take out

      execucon for his just ffees.