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          Liber B.    destroyed all the Swine and Goates, and killed or mismarked

                almost all the Cattle, tooke or dispersed all the Servants,

                Carryed away a Great quantity of Sawn Boards from the pitts,

                and ript up Some floors of the house, And having by these

                Violent and unlawfull Courses, forst away my Said Attorney,

                the Said Thomas and John Sturman possest themselves of the

                Complts house as theire owne dwelt in it Soe long as they

                please and at their departing tooke the locks from the doors,

                and the Glass from the windowes, and in fine ruined his whole

                Estate to the damage of the Complt at least two or three

                thousand pounds, for which he humbly Craves the Justice of

                this Court against the Said Tho: and John Sturman and Willm

                Hardwich towards the repaires of his Great Damage and loss

                wherein they have been no Small Shares, and he Shall Ever

                pray &c.

          p. 434 Thomas Cornwalleyes Esq plt   The Compit Sues to be

                Tho: & John Sturman & Wm Hardwich defts 5 relieved in Equity against

                the defendt for plundering and Carrying away of his Goods

                and houshold Stuff about the yeare 1645 and other Great

                Damage pnt p petition to the Value of two or three thousand

                pounds Sterling, To which Charge the defendants pleading

                the Statute of Limitation, and the Same being Doubtfully Un-

                derstood It is ordered by consent on both Sides that the hear-

                ing be respited till the next Generall Assembly to be held for

                this Province and the defendant Hardwich putting in Security

                to appeare and Answer at the Said Assembly to the plan

                tiffes Suit

                Thomas Cornwallis Esq plt Upon the Reading of an order made

                Thomas & Jno Sturman deft in this Cause the 20th January last where-

                by the hearing was respited till this Court, It is now by con-

                sent on both Sides ordered that the hearing be further respited

                till the Next Generall Assembly and both partyes are then to

                attend

                Thomas Cornwallyes Esq plt      The hearing of this Cause being by

                John Sturman defendant    Order of the twentieth of January last

                respited till this Court, It is Now ordered by consent of both

                partyes that the hearing hereof be respited till the next Generall

                Assembly and both partyes are then to attend.

                John Carington plf   ihe Complt Suit being for Come and

                Mr Lawrence Starkey Clothes according to the Custome of the

                by mr ffenwicke his Attory Province in Consideration of his time

                Served his Master the defendant, It is ordered that the Complt