328Court and Testamentary Business, 1653.

         Liber B.  Said mr Bushrode upon a Judgmt of Court against him the

              Said Capt Brent at the Said Bushrodes Suite for two thousand

              five hundred and Eighty pounds of Tobacco of the Sixt of

              December 7648.

               Edward Packer plte Upon the defendants mocon the hearing

              mr Richard hoskins deft I is Respited till the Court to be held in

              June next or the next Court afterward if there be noe Court

              that Month, and the defendt is then to produce his proofes

         p. 529 Upon the Mocon of mr Edward Packer alledging himself as

              Attorney for Capt Richard Husband to be greatest Creditor to

              the Estate of John Stringer deceased as appeares by Bill upon

              Record, And mr William Allen who by order of Court of the

              15th of ffebruary las was to Make his power of Clayming on

              the Said Capt Husbands behalfe, appeares not having as yet

              made any Such power appeare, And the Said mr Packer

              having been formerly understood to be the Said Capt husbands

              Attorney, It is ordered that upon the Said mr Packers recording

              of his Lre of Attorney from Husbands, the Secretary may

              Grant to him the Administration in the behalf of Capt Hus-

              bands.

               mr Georg Mee demandeth 100 l of Tob: as due to him out of

              the Estate of John Stringer deceased for a hatt Sold him two

              yeares Since

              Butrice John plte John Buttrice Suit against John Cornelius

              Cornelius John deft belng for a Certaine quantity of Fobacco, and

                  Contra John Cornelius Suit against Buttrice being for

              a Ring both Causes are respited till the Next Court, and in the

              meane time the parties may make what further proofe the Can.

               Henry Medlop, at the request of mrs Cornelius deposed

              Saith That a twelve month Since he this Deponent Saw a

              Ring in Mary Hattons hands which he Viewing perceived that

              there was a Little Crack in the Rynlme of the Said Ring, and

              inlayed with black about the Stone which was Sett in the Said

              Ring, which Said Ring the Said Mary Hatton told this depo-

              nent that John Buttrice proferred to give her, And further

              Sayth not

                        J urat 2do Marcij 1653 Coram me. Tho Hatton

               Whereas Lieutent William Lewis was Arrested to appear at

              the Court at St Maries at the Suit of William Hardwich Ed-

              ward Packer maketh oath that the Said Lieutent Lewis desired

              & Authorized him as his Attorney to confess a Judgmt on his

              behalf to the Sd Hardwich upon tilat Aeon or to that Effect.