268 Court and Testamentary Business, 1650 53.

        Liber B.   before the ifeast of the Nativity of our Saviour next before and

              allowing the Said Cornelius Such help as fore Speciefied with

              Convenient transportation to and from the Said place, when

              his work is ffinished, The Said Cornelius Shall be ready at the

              time convenient for Brickmaking to go to the place appointed

              and there to finish the Said worke, In Wittness whereof both

              the Said partyes have hereunto Sett their hands, untill further

              and fuller conveyances can be made Dated the 23 of November

              1652.

              Signed by both the Said—Thomas Cornwalleys

              partyes in the presence of us        mark

                Marke Phepo     Cornelius x Canada

                Richard Hotchkyes

        P 45o        At a Court Held at St Maries the Seventh

                     day of June Anno Domini 1653

               Present Capt William Stone Esq Governr Thomas Gerrard

                     Esq Capt John Price mr Thomas Hatton mr

                     Richard Preston

                Mr Phillip Land maketh Oath this Seventh of June in Open

              Court Sayeth

                That he hearing that mr ffrancis Brookes had bought of Capt

              William Mitchell Mrs Ann Boulton his the Said mr Brookes

              now wife, this Deponent asked the Said Brooks what he was

              to pay for her who answered he was to pay two Cowes or

              words to that purpose and further Sayth not

              Mr ffrancis Brookes et   The Complt Brookes and his wife

              Capt Willm Mitchell by Henry 1 theire Suit being for fourteen pound

                 Money Sterling the Remainder of

              ffox his Attorney plantiffe twenty pounds Sterling being a years

              mr ffrancis Brooks defendt J wages claimed to be due from Capt

              Mitchell to Brooks his wife according to Agreement Specified

              in Major Wildmas Certifficate or Lre as alsoe for Seaven hun-

              dred and Eighty pounds of Tobacco and Caske by Accompt,

              with Damages, And the Compit Capt Mitchell by his Attorney.

              Sueing for two Cowes (which as is alledged mr Brooks agreed

              to pay him to free his now wife from Service upon their Mar-

              riage) with damages. And the defendts in both Suits denying

              the Compits demand, And mr Brookes produceing major

              Wildmans Said Lre or Certifft to prove his & his wives demand,

              and Capt Mitchells Attorny pduceing the Deposition of mr

              Phillip Land for his proofe, It is Ordered in regard of Capt

              Mitchells absence that the further hearing of this Cause be

              respited till the next Court to be held for this province after

              Christmas next unless Capt Mitchells arrivall here be Sooner,