Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50227

       Edward Scurfecid by The pltes Suit being for Satisfac- Liber B p. 398

       Willm Edwin his Attorny } plt tion for one Cersey Suite amounting i•

       mr Nicholas Cuseen defendant to two Hundred and fifty pounds of

       Tobacco and one fustian Suit at Eighty pounds of Tobacco,

       and fower Ells of fustian at Eleven pound an Eli comes to forty

       four pounds of Tobacco and one Shaggd Hatt twenty and five

       pounds Tobacco, one Blankett at Eighty pound of tob which

       clothes the pltes Said Attorney alledged had been delivered to

       the defendt by. the plt Scurfield and never any Satisfaction

       given for the Same, in Answer to which Capt William Mitchell

       the defendts Attorney produced a Note under the pltes hand

       whereby it appeared that he the Said Complt Surfield, as

       Attorney for one Thomas Muns had delivered the Clothes

       Complained for to the defendt in performance of a Bargaine

       between Muns and the defendt Upon the Sale of a Servant.

       Upon which the Court thought it requisite before any further

       proceedings upon the hearing to have the defts Answer upon

       Oath, for the better cleering of the Matter in in question.

       Who afterwards appearing in person this day and upon his

       oath Setting forth that the Sd Muns did agree upon Sale of the

       Said Servant to deliver for him to the defendt Double apparell,

       And that he the deft had never received any other apparell

       upon the Said Bargaine Save what he had received from the

       plte Scurfield as Attorney of the Said Muns Expressed in the

       Said Note now produced. As by his the Said defts Deposition

       in that behalf more at large appeareth And the Court here-

       upon Seeing noe Cause to give the plantiffe any reliefe upon

       this Suit. Doth order that the Matter of the compltes Suit be

       from henceforth dismissed out of this Court, and the plt to pay

       Court Charges

                   The Deposition of Nicholas Cawseen this day

                   Sworne and Examined in open Court Sayeth

         That Thomas Muns did agree that upon his this Deponents p. 399

       payment of 18 or 1900 l of Tobacco & Caske for the Servant

       he bought of him about three yeares Since which this dept paid

       accordingly he the Said Muns would deliver to this Deponent

       Double apparell from head to foot for the Said Servant, or to

       that Effect and that this depont never reced from the Said

       Munns, or any other, any apparell upon the Said Bargaine,

       Saving what he received from Edwd Scurfield as Attorney of

       the Said Munns mentioned in a Note now Shewed to this

       Depont Subscribed with the Said Scurfields mark and Witt-

       nessed by mr Robert Clarke Dated the 14th March 1650

                   The Deposition of mr Willm Eltonhead Taken

                   in open Court this     January 1652.

         That he this Deponent not long before Capt Mitchells Going