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      where Such Course will be taken as well for the Satisfaction of Liber B.

      the Creditors, as likewise in answer to the Motion Made by

      Edward Hall, husband to the Said Administratrix of being

      discharged from any further Medling wth the Administracon as

      being illiterate and unfitt for the Imployment being of Some

      difficulty) as may with Safety and Conuenience

      Mr ffrancis Brooks plt Upon reading of a former order made

      John Dandy defendant in in this Cause the 22th June last, The

      Compit Suit appearing to be for a Cowe a heifer and a weanling

      with theire increase in the defendants possession, and made

      over to him by the plant in August 1649 for his Security

      from a debt of three thousand pounds of Tob: and Caske

      for which he stood ingaged for the plantiffe to Colonell Lit-

      teilton, which debt the plantiffe alledgeth he hath Since paid

      by Bill delivered to the defendant, and by one thousand

      pounds of Tobacco and Caske paid to Col Littleton by the

      now Governour, thereupon the plantiffes Accompt, but the

      defendant in Answer Sayeth that he hath paid the debt to

      Colonell Littleton and in respect thereof claimeth the Cattle as

      due to him upon the Mortgage, It is Therefore ordered that the

      further hearing of this Cause be respited till the Next Court

      and by that time the plt (if he can) is to procure a discharge

      from Coll Littleton, or Some Note to Satisfie the Court what

      Tobaccos he hath received either of the plantiffe or defendant

      in Satisfaction of this debt or other direct proofe of payment,

      and then the Court will proceed to give the Complt Such

      reliefe herein as Shall be fitt, for which purpose both parties

      are then to attend Peremptorily.

      Mr ffrancis Brooks plt The Complt having in October last taken

      Monjoy Evelin defendt forth an Attachment against the defendants

      Estate for Seven hundred pounds of Tobacco and Caske p. 372

      returnable this Court, prayeth that the Same may be reinforced

      till the next Court and all proceedings thereupon which is

      ordered accordingly.

        William Empson confesseth a Judgmt in Court for three

      hundd and Sixty pounds Tobacco and Caske due to mr Phillip

      Land and Henry ffox      the mark of

                           William M Empson

        Upon the Motion of Thomas Cornwalleis Esq William

      Eltonhead, mr Cuthbert ffenwick and Some other Inhabitants

      of this Province, Shewing what great Inconvenience the Inhab-

      itants Sustained by divers herds of wild Ca.ttle, and desireing

      that the Court would appoint that the Same might be gottin