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        Liber B.    the Bill in question or not, It is therefore Ordered that Capt

              Cornwalleyes Shall the next Court bring in the Said Bill there

              to be pused that further order may be take thereupon as Shall

              be thought fitt.—

               The plt for two Cowes a heifer Calfe and

              William Whittle plt

              Capt Robt Vaughan    a Bull Calfe and a yearling heifer assigned

              By Henry Coursey his to him and others whose title he hath Anno

              Attorney defendant j

              1648 by mrs Margaret Brent understood

              to be his Ldps then Attorney towards Satisfaction of their

              Sallary as ffort Soldiers, which the defendant in a forcible

              manner tooke out of the possession of John Salter not long

              after with their increase and Damages. To this the defendant

              by mr Coursey his Attorney moveth to have the Cause Res-

              pited till the Second day of the next Assembly which is

              ordered accordingly and both parties are to attend without

              furtlf notice at the Court then to be held.

              Edward Hall & Rebecca his wife Admrx of Geo: Manners deced The plantiff

              By Henry Coursey Attorney plt. William Hardwich (left in point of

           419 Equity moves that the defendant now present in Court may

              declare upon oath whether he received of George Manners

              before his Death any Satisfaction upon the Judgment of twelve

              hundred pounds of Tobacco of the 11th of october 1650, And

              how much upon perusal therefore of the decedents Accompts

              upon Record in that particular and of an order of the 22th of

              June last made upon the Mocon of Edward Hall touching the

              Matter in question. It is ordered that the defendant Shall by

              the next Court Declare upon Oath according as is moved that

              the Court may receive Satisfaction therein, the Court will then

              upon the defendants Contempt or Neglect in that particular

              proceed to the plantiffes reliefe. as Shall be fitt. William Hard-

              wich in obedience to the Order of Court above written and in

              Answer thereunto upon his Oath Sayth That he did not at

              any time before the death of George Manners receive from

              him or any other any Satisfaction or part of Satisfaction of the

              twelve hundred pounds of Tobacco and Caske for which the

              Said Manners acknowledged a judgmt upon Record to him

              this Deponent the Seventh of October 1650

                                        Sworne in open Court

               To the Worshipfull Governour & Councell

                This is to let you understand that I Robert Taylor of Putux-

              ent Doe here peticon and make my Complaint of mr Brooke

              of Putuxent Esq for killing of my hogs, two Barrowes the one

              two yeare old and the other one year and three quarters