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Marked of the Same marke, and a hole had been Cutt as in Liber B. the rest which we found was Grown up again and the Starr remaining where the hole had beene, And further Sayth not Sworne before me. Ri: Preston
The Answer of Robert Brooke Esq to the Petition and Bill of Robert Taylor. That Whereas Robert Taylor hath already had the benefltt of Three Severall Courts and two other meetings appointed by mr Preston to prove his Bill the Substance whereof was that Robert Brookes had killed two of his hogs marked thus, the right Eare Cropt with a half moon under it, the left Eare the top of the Eare Cutt off the one Side of it with an hole under it, which truely were not the right marks of the Said hogs, for they had both Eares Cropt alike with an under cutt under the right Eare as the Said Robert Brooke and four other Wittnesses can Depose, Yet forasmuch as Robert Taylors Wittnesses doe depose all his marks Saving the hole in the Eare, The Said Robert Brooke not willing to Enter Cross Depositions upon Record is willing to Joyn issue with the Said Robert Taylor and Soe referreth himself to Court and Jury.
Capt Henry ffieete by mr ) Upon reading a former order John Hallowes his Attorn plte made in this Cause the 21 th of Jan- mr William Eltonhead Defendt uary last whereby the deft had lib- erty till the then next Court if he co to prove the 1500 l Tob: in that order Mentioned to be pa wherein if he failed the Court would proceed to give the phe releife for the cancelled . debt being upon Bill and the defendt being now present in Court and failing in his proofes, It is ordered that he forthwith pay to the phe or his Attorney the Said fifteen hun- dred pounds of Tobacco in discharge of the Said Bill and the Same to be cancelled. Execut inde Vers: Estate ad Satisfaciend
19 Julij 1653. De Novo con Corpus 10 Sept &c. Indors Bill I Capt Henry ffleete doe make John Hallowes my Lawfull Attorney for to receive this debt or recover it by Law— Wittness my hand this 2d of August 1652.— Wittness Jo: Due Henry ffleete
Thomas Gerrard Esq plte Upon reading of an Order made in mr Cuthbt ffenwick defendt this Cause the of March last whereby it was Ordered that Capt Thomas Cornwalleys Should the
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