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         Liber B. the Inventory of the Estate and appraismt hereafter menconed

              as Witness my hand this 20th May 1652   the Mark of A

                                       Walter Beane

              Teste Henry Coursey Cir

                At a Court held the 22th June 1652 for the County of St

              Maries

                                Mr Robert Brooke

                    prsent Lieut Richard Banks

              Mr Phillip Land plt   The Complaynt declares upon an

              Jno Nicholls Admr to Thomas   action of debt due to him upon ac

              Medweli deced Deft  count from the Deceased Thomas

              Medwell and Craveth Judgment against the Defdt for his Sd

              Debt the Deft puts him to the proofe of it by his Oath the

              plt Sweareth that the debt of 450l Tobacco Is a Just and true

              Reconing As it was agreed on by the Said plt and the deceased

              Deft The Court Orders that the Deft make Satisfaccon of the

              Said debt.

              Mr Jno Metcalf plt   The Complaynt humbly craveth

              Jno Hatch Attorney to    Judgmt of the Court upon a bill of

              Skippar Jacob Derickson Deft  Scippar Jacob Derrickson of ‘Ten

              pounds Sterling bearing date the 25th March the Said bill not

              being paid according to ingagement the Deft Answers that the

              Ship came into Accamack and brought the Goods according

              to ingagement but before he could dispatch his business, there

              the States of England's Ships came in and made price of the

              Said Ships and Goods the Deft doth Suppose it to be a

              Casualty of the Sea p which the Said ingagement is made

              voyd, the Court upon the mocon of the plt think fit to referr

              the business to a Jury, twelve Jurors were Impaneled and

              their charge given them as foll: vizt That they are to bring in

              a Just and a true Verdict According to the evidences which

              Shall be produced on either party whether the Said Shipp

         p. 306    being taken as She was in harbour be a Casualty of the Sea

              or noe The Jury goeing out & having Spent Some time in the

              business they bring in their joynt Verdict and find for the plt

              the Ship being in harbour was past the danger of the Sea, the

              Court having taken the business in Consideracon doth allow

              the plt 1600 Tobacco and Cask for the non performance of the

              aforesd bill of 10 l Ster with Cost of Suit and the Bill to be

              delivered up to be Cancelled.

              John Hatch plt The Complaynt declares upon a Bill of 457

              Jno Danbe Deft of Tobo and Caske and 130 of Tobacco for one

              barrell of Corne both which Suffles amounts to five hundred