Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.  27

         Septembr 1653 at Childrens vse As by Governor Calverts Liber A.

       a Court held for the County

       of Northumbland I doe Bill vnder his hand vppon record ap-

       acknowledg to haue of Mrs peares, together with theire Increase &

       Margaret Brent full satis- h

       faccon for this within   damages To wch Georg Manners the

       written Execucon    defts Attorney acknowledgeth the debt

       Teste Edw. Tompson

       Samuell Smithput p Bill, but for the Increase referreth

       Tho: Wilfred.himself to the Judgmt of the Court, and

       prayeth to bee secured in the possion of the House & Plan-

       tacon in liewe whereof the said Bill was enterd into by the said

       Governor Calvert It is therefore ordered that the defendt shall

       within three weekes pay and deliver vnto the plte or to whom

       hee shall appoint for the vse of the Children of Thomas Buttler

       deceased two Cowes and two Calues And soe doeing the said

       deft her heires and Assignes are hereby warranted to hold and

       enioy the quiett possession of the House and plantacon here-

       tofore of Thomas Butler deceased in liewe whereof the said

       Bill was entred into by Governor Calvert against the said

       Children or any of them or any clayming by from or vnder

       them or any of them And vppon the delivery of the said

       Cattell the plte is to give such security as the Court shall

       thinke fitt to prserve them and theme Increase for the said

       Childrens vse

                 Execucn ad satisfaciend 12 Oct against Body

         Vppon the Mocon of Lt Gwiter High Sheriff for an allow-

       eance for his paines taken in apprehending certaine Runa-

       wayes vppon the Informacon & request of Humfry Tabb and

       other paynes & charges about that occasion The Court thinks

       fitt and doth allowe him 200 l Tob and Caske.

         Vppon the earnest mocon of the Inhabitants to bee dis-

       charged of theire attendance on the Court at prsent it being

       very like to bee plantable Weather The Governor brake vpp

       the Court for this time and appointed the next Court to bee

       held for this County at St Maries the tenth of October next

       And all Causes left vndetermined this Court are respited till

       them

       Rich: Cole plte Subpa Jo: Greeneway & James Langworth P. 348

      Jo:   Halfhead deft ad test 25o Junii

         Sould & delivered vnto John Ward one black Cowe cropt

       on the left Eare and the right Eare slitt and half the vnder part

       taken away Wch Cowe is comonly called by the name of Young

       Bulhead And I the said Walter Beane doe warrant the said

       Cowe & her Increase against all claymes in lawe whatsoever

       as Witnes my hand this prsent second of March 1649

                             The marke of Walter Beane

       Witt, Wm Assiter, The marke of Henry ffox