Court and Testamentary Business, 1653/4.339

          Willm Whittle plte    Whereas by an Order of the 22th of Liber B.

       Capt Robt Vaughan by mr March Anno 1652 the matter thereby

       Henry Coursey his Attry deft in question was respited till the Second

       day of the next Generall Assembly to be heard at a Court then

       to be appointed. Now upon the compltes Mocon Informing

       that he is Much prejudiced in the delay of hearing herein Noe

       Assembly having been heard Since that Order nor any as

       yet appointed, This Court upon Consideration thereof has

       thought fitt, And doth Order that the defendant upon Notice

       of this Order to be given him Shall by himself or his Attorney

       appeare at the Next Provinciall Court to be held at St Maries

       the tenth day of Aprill next to Answer and abide Judgment in

       this Cause, Notwithstanding the former Order of Reference,

       And in Case of his default of Apearance according to the

       direction of this Order upon Oath made of Notice given him

       as aforesaid the Court will then proceed upon the hearing

       Notwithstanding Such his default.

         Upon the motion of John Hamond as Attorney on the

       behalfe of Mary the wife of Robert Taylor in regard noe man

       hath appeared to prosecute against her this Court, And the

       offence wherewith She Seems to Stand Charged (if any be) is

       Charged as done in Virginia under another Government, and

       of which the Court or Governmt here is conceived to have no

       Cognizance. It is therefore Ordered that in Case none appeare

       to prosecute agst her At the next Provinciall Court to be held

       at St Maries & Shew Good Cause to Move the Court to take

       further Cognizance of the busieness She Shall then be dismisst

       and left at Liberty to psecute her Accusers if there be Cause,

                To the Honble William Stone Esq Governour &c p. 542

                and Council of State.

                The Humble Petition of John Hamond.

       Sheweth.

         That your Petitionr and his wife riding to Putuxent Came

       late in the evening to mr ffenwicks house, who desired of yor

       Peticonr to lend his horse, but was denyed, protesting his

       earnest occasion to be back again Suddenly, Soc your Peti-

       tioner delivered his horse and furniture to one who undertooke

       to take Care of it untill his return from the other Side the

       River. But the Next Morning the Said ffenwick tooke away

       the Said horse and furniture and detayned it five weekes and

       four dayes in Contempt of him and at last after many Mes-

       sages he Sent it home cletayning a Carpett Cost 300 l Tob: with

       the bridle Changed the Saddle torne to pieces, one Stirrop, noe

       Girt, nor Saddle Cloth, and refuseth to make any Satisfaction

       for his abuse and detention. he therefore humbly desireth con-