Court and Testamentary Business, 1653/4.341

        John Hamond plt The plt (as by his Peticon) Sues to be Liber B.

       mr Phillip Land deft relieved touching a Cowe with a Calf by her

       Side which was to have been delivered by the defendt to the

       plte by the Sixt of June last (as by Bill appears) which damages

       the defendt Answers that he did appoint a Cowe and Calfe for

       the plantiffe in Satisfaction of his Claime, which he might have

       had at Willm Lucas his house, and which is Still ready for him

       there, But it appearing that the plantiffe hath made Severall

       Journeys for the Said Cowe and Calfe which he could not

       receive, It is Ordered that the defendant doe pay to the

       Complt a Cowe with Calfe and a Yearling Calfe and three

       hundred pounds of Tobacco in Caske in respect of his trouble

       and Damages together with Court Charges, and the Bill to be

       delivered up to be Cancelled which is delivered up and can-

       celled accordingly.

        110 April 1654. I doe acknowledge Satisfaction upon this

        Judgmt

       Coram. Tho Hatton              John Hamond

                                   The Compltes Suit p. 544

       Devoreux Goodwyn by mr Mathew Stone

       his Attorny plte           being for 591 l of Jo

       mr Lawrence Starkey by mr ffenwick his Attorny    bacco and Caske The

       defendt

                                  defendt by his Attorney

       desires respite till the Next Court to produce his proofes which

       is allowed him, And both parties are Ordered then to attend

       the hearing

       Thomas Cornwalleys Esq plte This Cause Comeing this day to

       Thomas Gerrard Esq defendt be heard by Consent of both parties

       Notwithstanding a former order of Reference thereof to the

       next generall Assembly of the 8th of June last, Now upon the

       reading of another former Order in this Cause of the 20th of

       January 1652 and of the Compltes Petition then Exhibited,

       and upon hearing the allegacons on both Sides touching the

       Matter in question It appeares to this Court that the Maine

       Scope and Substance of the pltes Suit is to be releived against

       the defdt touching Certaine debts or other Estate in Virginia

       heretofore of Richard Ingle Marriner, which were as appears

       by a Deed in England dated the 8th of September 1647,

       amongst other things made over to the plte by the Said Ingle

       upon the Consideration in the Said Deed Expressed, for which

       Estate the defendant Nevertheless obtained a Judgment or

       Judgmts in Virginia unlawfully, and by the Arbitrary power &

       favour of the then Governour there, after Such time as the

       defendt knew of Ingles Conveyance to the plte (as he the

       Compit alledgeth) And thereby possessed himself of the Said