132 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.

         Liber B. Michll Buisey plt     The Complaynts Suit being for three hun-

               John Meredith Defdt dred and ffifty pounds of Tobacco and Cask

               due to him from the Defdt (who absenteth himself out of the

               Province) for a parcell of Hoggs, and the Sherriff having

               attached a Sow and three Shoats of the Said Meridith's

               towards Satisfaction of his debt and Court Charges, prays they

               may be delivered to him towards Satisfaccon as aforesd And

               that an attachment may be lyable against any Estate of the

               Defdts here for the remainder, And Mr George Mee deposeing

               upon Oath in open Court that he heard John Meredith

               acknowledge he owed the plt a hhd of Tobacco, and expressed

               that he conceived the quantity might be 350 It is Ordered that

               the Sherriff Cause the Swine attached to be valued and after

               Valuacon in Case they exceed not the debt to deliver them to

               the plt he paying the ffees And that for the remainder aforesd

               if any be, the plt may renew his attachment for his Satisfaction

               therein wth Cost of Suit

            p. 263 Mr Richard Blunt by Mr    The Complaynt by his Peticon

               Henry Coursey his Attorney plt     Shewing that Whereas the Defdt Mr

               Thomas Copley Esq Deft   Copleyhad given entertainmentthere

               to one Nicholas White a Runaway Servant of his the Said Corn-

               playnts who lived in Virginia and had unlawfully detained him

               (albeit the ph Sent to demand him) one whole Cropp and that

               the Complt to his great charge was now also come himself

               from his dwelling place in Virginia to his very great charge

               and damage and purposely upon this occasion, And therefore

               prayeth that the Said Defdt might be compelled to deliver the

               Said Servant unto his Master possession together wth Satis-

               faccon for his years Service and for the plts Great Costs Charges

               and damages Sustained upon this occasion,To which the Defdt

               acknowledgeth that at the plts request he took up the Sd Ser-

               vant with intent to keep him till the plt Should Send for him,

               and that when the Complaynt Sent one Roch for the Said Ser-

               vant about the Ninth of June last he did not detain him from

               Roch Injuriously, and Conceiveth he gave Mr Blunt noe Cause

               to be at the Charge of Sending up boat and hands upon this

               occasion and that he only lett out the Said Servant for 750 l

               Tob for three Months, and was to maintain him with Cloaths

               and dyett and that Since he hath been upon his the Defdts

               hands Sick two or three Months.

                 And it appearing to the Court that Since the Complts late

               comeing hither before menconed, the Sd Nicholas White the

               Servant had absented himself and could not be found and

               question being made through whose defalt he had Soe absented

               himself, The Complaynh Mr Blount his Said Attorney produced

               his proofes and first the power he gave to Roch being as

               followeth viz.