Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.115

      his proofes according to the direction of an Order made in Liber B.

      this Cause the last Court It is therefore according to the direc-

      tion of the Said former Order Now Ordered That unless the

      Defdt Shall at the next Court to be held for this County in

      January next produce Such proof as May Satisfie the Court

      that he was not the author of the Report before menconed,

      which if not true, this Court apprehends may tend much to the

      Complaynts discredit, the Deft Shall for the pits reparacon in the

      premisses either appear in person the next Court following and

      ask the plt forgiveness in open Court or in default thereof

      forthwith after the Said Court pay unto him the Said Comp't p. 243

      ffiteen hundred pounds of Tobacco and Cask.

            The Same Court Continued by Adjournment

              tertio die Decembr Anno 1651

        Upon the proofes produced unto the Court 22do Octobr last

      by John Meredith Shipwright touching the Vacateing of a bond

      by him formerly entred to Thomas Hall and Roger Pollin

      touching a boat in the Said bond and Deposicone menconed,

      and upon reading of the Said proofs, It is now at the Said

      Meredith's Mocon Ordered that the Said Bond be delivered

      up to him the Said Meredith to be Cancelled.

      Mr John Sturman plt Mr Thomas   The Said Complaynt John

      Daynes by Mr Henry Coursey his At- Sturman his Suit being to be re

      And he Said Daynes bylieved agt the Sd Defdt Thomas

      Attorn pitDaynes touching a Man Servt

      Wm Johnson & Luke gardiner Defdts  a Cooper by trade, whose time

      of service he bought of the Said Defdt and Should according

      to agreement have been delivered to him the day of Octo-

      ber last for the Consideracon of 2500 l of Tobacco and Caske,

      and to have two Years and an half to Serve, and the plt to pay

      unto the Said Servt ten pounds Sterling at the expiracon of his

      Said time of Service according to agreement, And that con-

      trary to the Said agreement the Said Servt hath been hitherto

      detained from the Complayant and that it now appeared he

      had but twenty months to Serve, and was by Indenture to

      have twenty pounds Sterling at the Expiracon of that time

      To be relieved therein and to Compell the Defdt to the per-

      formance of his bargain and to give the Complaynt Satisfaction

      for the time past, Since the Said Servt was to have been deliv-

      ered and damages is the pits Suit:

        To which the Defdt by W Henry Coursey his Attorney in

      his Answer not Confessing any thing charged against him as

      aforesaid put the Complaynant to his proofes, And the Said

      Mr Thomas Daynes his Suit by his Said Attorney against the