Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.205

        Lt Richard Banks and Walter Pakes were this day made Liber B.

       Choice of and Sworne by the Secretary to make a Just & true

       Valuation of the Estate of Mr Willm Brough deceased to the

       best of their Skill.

        An Administracon is this 24th of No: 1652 Granted Walter

       Beane cum Testam anne & of the Estate above Menconed to

       Exhibit Inventory p 25 March next &c.—

               Memorand:   that the above last foregoing Entry is

               Crosst out in the Orriginall Record Booke

       John Ashcombe plte Upon mocon made to this Court on the

       Ismael Wright deft f behalfe of the deft (the plfe not disagreeing

       therein) It is Ordered that the hearing of this Cause be respited

       till the next Court after the Surveyers returne from Ann-

       arundell.—

       Francis Vandan plfe The Complt by his Petcon Sueth to be

       William Boreman deft relieved for two Cowes with Calfe

   et ecom          or Calves by theire Sides the Said Cowes

       and Calves to have been delivered in may last was twelve

       months and for a heifer to have been delivered in May last,

       together with their increase and Damages, The defend' to this

       not denying the plaintiffes demand of the Cattle, desires to dis-

       count twelve hundred pounds of Tobacco and Caske at p Bill.

       To this the plant alledgeth he assigned over Bills to the deft for

       Satisfaction of the twelve hundred pounds of Tobacco and

       Caske two yeares Since, but the plt Wanting Some proofe

       touching the Tobacco both Causes are by consent respited till

       the next Court, and both partys to attend then peremptorily,

       and that the Court will then proceed to give Such Judgmt in

       in both or either of the Said Causes as Shall be fltt, and both

       parties are bound to take Notice of this order for that purpose

       without further Warrant or Summons.

        Upon motion made unto this Court by Zephania Smith

       Touching Seaven Sowes of three quarters of a Yeare old,

       which he had formerly bought of Thomas Hamper late of this p. 367

       Province as p a bill of Sale in Anno 1652, being Cropt on the

       right Eare, and on the left Eare under and overkeel'd, and

       craveth that he may take the Said Sowes into his possession

       for his own use and behoofe, mr Wm Eltonhead moveth the

       Court in the Same Cause alledging that the Said Hogs were

       Sold p by the Said Hamper to mr Richard Hodgkins, and that

       he bought them of the Said Hodgkins, And having not his

       proofe, craveth liberty till the next Court to make his title by

       Hodgkins Sale Good, It is ordered accordingly and that the

       Said mr Eltonhead make his right appeare by the next Court