364   Court and Testamentary Business, 1654.

        Liber B.   Taylor for the Same the rights of three hundred Acres of Land.

              And that the Said Watson did Sett up the frame of the Said

              house upon mr Starkeys land at the Mouth of Portoback Creek,

              All which or the Same in Effect this Depont Averreth upon

              his Oath to be true. And further Sayth not.

                                  Sworne in open Court ut Supra

                       The Deposition of Edmond Lindesey taken upon

                       Oath in open Court the 10th of April 1654 Saith

                That about a weeke before Christmas was a twelve Month,

              goeing downe from Portoback to St Maries he called in at the

              house of mr William Nugent, and found there mr Nugent's

              Man and Robert Nugent and one Richard Watson, the Said

              Watson hearing which way I was bound, desired me to give

              him a passage along with me, and yot Depont replyed, will you

              goe downe and leave the house undone, he the Sd Watson

              Answered that he would goe downe and Come up again as

              Soon as he could, All this or to this purpose this Depont aver-

              reth upon his Oath. And further Saith Not.

                                  Sworne in open Court ut Supra

          Marks Pheypo pite    Upon the pltes Mocon and reading of

              Coll ffrancis Yardley p an Order of 6o March last, It is with the

             Edw:  Packer his Att. deft Consent of the Defends Attorney Now

              Ordered that if the deft doe not either by himself in person or

              by his Attorney appeare and Answer this Suit at the Next

              Court that Judgmt Shall then pass for the Debt, or So Much

              thereof as Shall appeare due The pltes Demand being one &

              twenty hundred pounds of Tobacco and Caske.

              Tho: Cornwalleys Esq plte      The pltes Suit being for 25 bar-

              Coll. ffrancis Yardly p Attorn cleft    rells of Corne p Bill payable the

              last yeare and 1954 l Tob: and Caske p Accompt, It is with the

              Consent of the defendants Attorney Now Ordered that if the

              defendt doe not either by himself or his Attorney appeare and

              Answer this Suit at the Next Provinciall Court to be held here

              the 23th of May Next that Order Shall then passe for the Debt

              or So Much thereof, or Soe much thereof as Shall appeare due.

           P 5'9 Mr Hatton. Let me desire you to Enter a Judgmt of Court

              at the Suit of Capt Thomas Cornwalleys what he Shall Justly

              Make appeare upon Oath, I owe him in Tobacco this with my

              Service to you, and Wittness my hand this 30th of March 1654.

         Wittness David Thomas         Sign I John Tompkinson

              Sign.  Tho: Miller