224 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.

         Liber B,   depending in Court between mr George Mee Complt and

               John Cornelius defendant whether the deft Cornelius delivered

               to the Complt Mee an Able Servant according to his Bargain

               and agreement or not, and upon consideracon taken of the

               time the Said Servant hath been in mr Mee's possession and

               till now no Complaint Made, and upon the whole Matter,

               whether the Compit Mee ought to have any reliefe herein or

               not, after which Charge Soe Given them the Said Jurors they

               having Spent Some time in the Busieness, returned their Joint

               Verdict in these words following, We find the Bargaine not

               performed according to Agreement but that the plantiffe ought

               to be relieved; Upon which Verdict, It is ordered that the

               Complainant Shall have his Servant againe which he gave in

               Exchange for the defts Servants in question, as also the

               defendant to have his, but in respect of the Complainants

               keeping the Said Servant So long in his possession without

               Seeking for recompence, and in respect of Some Charg and

               trouble which it appeares the defendt hath been at in Cureing

               the Servant which he had of the Complt in Exchange as afore-

               said of a Sore foot, The Court thinks fitt and it is Soe ordered

               that the Complainant pay all Court Charges in this Suite.

                          The Deposition of Mary the wife of William

                          Edwine Sworne the twentieth day of January

                          1652 Sayth

                That Goodman Hoult had Cattell at her husbands house this

               depont asked ifra: Brooks why he Sued this deponts husband he

               Answered because he did detaine the Said Cattell which did

               belong then to John Dandy Saying further that John Dandy

               Sued him for the Cattell, further this deponent Saith that She

         p.    asked him the Said Brooks, whether he would let her have the

               Milk of a Cow and a heafer for that yeare upon hier, the Sd

               Brooks Answered that he could not for John Dandy had a

               firme Bill of Sale for them that he could not dispose of them

               and that they were the Said Dandys, these words or words to

               this Effect, And further Sayth not

                                               Tho:    Hatton

                       At a Court Held at St Maries the 22th Janry 1652

                       present the Governr Mr Hatton, mr Chandler

                       mr Preston

                William Eddey Sworne and Examined in open Court this

               present day Sayeth.

                That he was present about Six Monthes Since when George

               Mee and John Cornelius made a Verball Agreemt for the

               Exchange of two Servants, and that the Sd Cornelius did upon