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Liber B. that the plfe did not accept of him for paymaster, and desired respite till the next Court to make his proofes. It is Therefore Ordered that the further hearing hereof be respited till the next Court.
Upon the Motion of Colonell Francis Yardley for an Atta against the Estate of Capt Richard Husbands Mariner upon an Accompt of 1347 l of Tob: now produced with Damages and Court Charges. Mr Edward Packer Attorney for the Said Capt Husbands being now present in Court offered to Secure in his Custody Soe much of the Said Capt Husbands Estate as Should be Sufficient to be answerable to the order of Court upon hearing of this Cause the Next Court or when the Same Should be appointed to be heard. Which he is ordered to doe accordingly. William Cole plfe The defendt Henry Potter informing the Henr Potter & ux, defts Court that his wife the other deft was Sick (whom the Matter Chiefly concerned) Craved reference till the next Court, which is ordered accordingly
p. 363 Thomas Bushell for his misbehaviour in Court being much in Drink is this day fined five hundred pounds of Tobacco and Caske to the Lord Proprietary.
1 April 1653. Execuc ad Satisfaciend July 21 1653 this fine was by the Governour remitted Tho: Hatton William Smith plt Upon reading of Severall former orders Capt wm Mitchell deft made in this Cause. The Complts now Suit being for Certaine Goods by him Shipped in England for this place upon the defendts account which were detained from him by the defendt as he alledged. To which the deft denyed that he ever had any Goods of the plfes. And the pile being ready with his proofes the Matter in question was upon the defend- ants Motion referred to be tryed by a Jury And a Jury was accordingly impannelled for that purpose. But before any Charge Given to the Jury. Upon the defendants Motion (the plfe agreeing thereunto) the Court thought fitt and it is accordingly ordered that the further hearing of the Cause be respited till the next Court, and the deft to have liberty by that time to Examine what Wittnesses he Shall thinke fitt (de bene Else) of whose depositions the Court will then either allow or disallow of as Shall be thought fitt. And the hearing to be then preremptory
John Sturman plfe The defendant not appearing being arrested Henry Bishop deft upon the Compits Motion. It is ordered that in case the defendant Shall not by himself or his Attorney
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