Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.191

      disannulling hereby all Attorney-Ships granted and other pro- Liber B.

      ceedings of Law done, by either of us to the Contrary hereof

      against the other, and the Said Paul Simson doth further

      hereby release the Said Walter Peakes from the bond for the

      peace and good behaviour wherein he Stands bound in the

      Court of Maryland at the Complaint and Suit and in the

      behalf of him the Said Paul Simson to all which Wittness our

      hands.

      In Wittness of us               Paul Simpson

        Giles Brent. Richard Ware + his mark—Walter Peakes

                       Att a Court held at St Maries the 20th

                       Novembr 1652.

               (The Governor     Mr Thomas Hatton

          present

           Collo ffrancis Yardley J Mr Job Chandler

        Upon the Complaint of Mary Jones against Mr Willm

      Eltonhead and Mrs Eltonhead, her Master and Mistress touching

      Some harsh usage by her the Said Mary pretended, By Con-

      sent of both parties It is Ordered that the Said Mary Jones

      return home with her Said Master and Mistress, who are not

      to meddle with her their Said Servant, for Matter of Correction,

      but to Sell or exchange her with all Convenient Speed that

      may be, and that the Said Servant be ready and willing to

      execute and fullfill her Said Master and Mistress lawfull Com-

      mands, and that the Said Mr Eltonhead pay Mr Land 50' of

      Tobacco according to his and the Said Land's agreement for

      her the Sd Servants dyet.

                    Att a Court held the 22th present as on the

                            20th

      Capt Thomas Cornwallis plt The plt Sues for twelve hundred

      Mr John Pile Defdt pounds of Tobacco and Caske for

      transporting of the Defdts Cattle from Accamack Anno 1643,

      to which the Deft pleads a discharge for this debt appearing

      upon Record dated August the third 1647 from Mr Cuthbart p.

      ffenwick the plant. then Attorney who being present now in

      Court acknowledgeth the discharge but alleadgeth, he gave

      that discharge or Acquittance to the Defdt expecting to have

      received the debt of Argall Yardley Esq who after the Said

      Mr ffenwick had deliverd up to the Deft his Bill given for this

      debt, promised him the Said Mr ffenwick Satisfaction in goods

      for the Said debt, when his the Sd Mr Yardley's dutch Ship

      came in as he the Said Mr ffenwick now expressed in open

      Court, but that he had never Yet reced any SatisfaccOn there-

      fore, and the Court upon hearing what could be alleadged on

      both Sides is of Opinion, that the Said acquittance given to the