Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.17

       right title clayme or Interest of one Boy called by the name of Liber A.

       Peter (wch by order of Court was awarded mee,) vnto Walter

       Pakes his heires Executors Admrs or Assignes Witnes my hand

                                       John Trussell

         The deposicon of Mr John Pile one of his Counsell

       taken in open Court the 19th day of Aprill 1650 saith.

         That not long since bee heard Walter Pakes his wife say that

       there was word sent either by her or her said Husband about

       a 12 moneth since (as bee remembers) to Mr Trussell of Che-

       cacone in Virginia that if bee would pay 300 l of Tob: or there-

       abouts to her said Husband or to John Sturman to her said

       Husbands vse the Boy nowe in question betweene the said

       trussell and the said Pakes should bee delivered to him the

       said Mr Trussell if hee would fetch him or to that effect.

         At a Court held at St Maries prsent Governor

          22da April. 1650           Secretary

        Capt Vaughan

       Thomas Bradnock by Zachary     The plte sueth to bee releived for

       Wade his Attorney plte Edward charges of Court by reason of a false

       Hudson deftoath taken by the deft at a Court

       held in the County of Kent 24o May last in a Cause betweene

       him the said Bradnock pite and the said Hudson deft adiudged

       against the plte to the value of and damages as

       appeared by proofe nowe pduced The defendt not denyeing

       the Offence It is therefore Ordered that the defendt shall pay

       such charges of Court as shalbe made appeare was incurred by

       the plte by Certifft from the Comander of Kent by October

       Court next.

         March 22ty 1649 Knowe all men by these presents that I

       Thomas Bradnox of the Isle of Kent in the Province of Mary-

       land planter doe constitute & appoint my welbeloved freind

       Zachary Wade of the aforesaid place planter my true and Law-

       full Attorney at St Maries in the aforesaid Province in all

       Causes wherein I shalbe plte to all effects & intents as any

       Attorney ought to bee In witnes whereof I haue herevnto sett

       my hand

                                       Signd

       Witnes Robt Vaughan—ffrancis Lumbard. Tho: Bradnox

         The deposicon of Edward Hudson aged 25 yeares or there-

       abouts taken in open Court this 23tY of June 1649 Sworne &

       examined

         Saith Being demanded where hee had a parcell of peese that