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       eighty & Seven pounds, and further the Complt doth request Liber B.

       the Court to Consider his damages, the Defdt acknowledgeth

       his this debt the Court Orders the Deft forthwith to make Sat-

       isfaccon with 8 p Cent for his damage, the damage amounts

       to 92 l of Tobacco Soe that the Sume is in all 679 l And further

       It is Ordered that the plt Shall have 50 l of Tobacco towards his

       Charges and loss of time in attending the Court

       Walter Beane plt The Complaynt Sueth upon a bill for 1730 l of

       John Danbe Deft Tobacco and 105 l for which he Craveth relief

       from the Court with Cost of Suit, the Deft declareth that he

       hath paid most part of the Bill only he hath left his accompt at

       home and Craveth reference till the next Court, It is Ordered

       that the Defdt bring in his accompt p the next Court pre-

       remptorily

       Walter Beane plt    The Complaynt desireth to be relieved ag

       John Ballance Deft the Deft in an Action of Defamacon to his

       great prejudice taking the Said plt with altering the Mark of a

       parcell of Piggs the Defdt answers that to his remembrance he

       never Spoke any Such thing but evidence being proved on the

       pits behalf the Court Orders with the Consent of the plt that the

       Deft ask forgiveness of the plt in open Court and the Def-

       amacOn to be forgiven It is further Ordered that the Deft pay

       Cost of Suit.

       George Ackerek plt Upon the Peticon of the plt for to be p. 307

       John Vallane Deft relieved agt the Deft for driveing away a Bull,

       the Deft declareth in Answer and puts the plt to prove his Com-

       plaint the plt having noe Wittness desires the business may be

       respited till the next Court, The Courts Order is that they

       both appear at the next Court preremptorily

                      June the 22th 1652

                 The Deposition of John Slingsby aged 35 years

                 or thereabouts being Sworn and examined

                 in Open Court Saith

        That in Christmass Holy days I this Depont went to the

       house of John Vallane, Says John Vallane to me I and my boy

       mark't 6 Shoats in Summer time and turned them down the

       Neck and Moreover I went down one day and found them in

       their bed haveing my mark & the Next day I went down &

       found thm in the Same Bed but Mark't with Walter Beanes

       Mark, and their Ears all bloody, and the Said Valiance further

       Saith, that he Saw three piggs in Walter Beanes house which

       Suck't upon his Sow, and further this Depont Saith not.