Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.169

   Walter Beane plt     The Compit requesteth the Court to Liber B.

       Sert Rlchd Banks Admr of relieve him against the Defdt in a bill

       Joseph Cadle deced Deft  2074 of Tobacco & 92 l Tobacco upon

       accompt with the Cost of Suit the Defdt acknowledgeth the

       bill and accompt It is Ordd the plt payment upon the Said bill

       and accompt and the bill to be delivered up to be Cancelled.

 Robert Brooke Esq plt    The Compit Sueth for a debt p bill

       Mr Walter Peakes Admr to bearing date the 17th August 1650

       Steven Samson deceased Defdtj for one Cow with Calfe of about five

       years Old and one heifer with Calf of about 3 years old and

       one thousand pounds of Tobacco and Cask, the plt doth p. 309

       acknowledge he hath received all the Said debt, except Six

       hundred pounds of Tobacco and Cask, the Defdt as Admr doth

       acknowledge the 600 l of Tobacco and Cask, as yet unpaid of

       the Said bill, it is Ordered that the Deft as Admr make present

       Satisfaccon with Cost of Suit and the bill to be delivered up to

       be Cancelled.

                          The Complt Sueth to be relieved

       Mr Walter Beane as Attorney to

       Wm Scote Admr to Wm Brough agt the Deft in a bill bearing date

       deced          plt    the 21th March 1649 Containing

       Humphrey Alwixe Deft

                        1444 pounds of Tobacco and Cask,

       the Deft declareth in answer, and proveth payment in part of

       the Said bill the Sume of 890 l of Tobacco and Cask and

       acknowledgedi the remainder to be due which is 544 l It is

       Ordered that the Deft forthwith pay the remainder with Cost

       of Suit.

       Mr ffrancis Brookes plt The Compit Sueth to be relieved agt the

       Mr John Danbey Deft Defdt the Deft having unlawfully detained

       a parcell of Cattle for Some years, which the Complt doth profer

       to make appear to the Court the Deft in Answer Saith he was

       bound to Esq Littleton of Accamack for a debt due to the Sd

       Esq Uttleton from the Complt and for his the Defts Security

       hath bound over or mortgaged the Said Cattle in question with

       a parcell of bills for which Consideracon of Security he the

       Deft pleads he hath Satisfied the Said debt due to Esq Littleton,

       the Complt pleads noe Satisfaction to the Sd Littleton from the

       Defdt but wt he the Complt p Capt Wm Stone Esq and p him-

       self hath Satisfied and paid, papers were produced on both

       Parties And the Court finding one Soc much Contradictory to

       the other, that they Order the Said plt and Defdt to produce

       p the next Court under the hand of the Said Esq Littleton

       with Sufficient proof of what hath been paid of the Said debt,

       and by whome it was paid, and at the next Court to bring in

       their proof and preremptorily to appear.