378Court and Testamentary Business, 1654.

 Liber B. At a Court held at St Maries       The Governour

                the 28th of Aprill 1654 resent & Secretary

              Mr ffrancis Brookes pite  Whereas by an Order Made in this

              Capt William Mitchell deft Cause the Seventh day of June last, it

             et e Contra      was then Ordered that the hearing

              Should be respited till the first Court after Christmas then

              Next, and in default of a Security to be given in an Attachmt

              to issue out against the Estate of Cap' Mitchell as by the Said

              Order is directed, Now upon the Motion of the Compit mT

              ffrancis Brookes informing that he hath by this Shipping

              received Some Testimony out of England for the better

              Clearing of the Cause Upon the hearing, and that Cap'

              Mitchell is not yet arrived, nor his Comeing to be expected

              this Yeare (the hearing being formerly referred in expectation

              of his arrivall and the Said proofe) and that Security is not

              given in according to the aforesaid Order, It is therefore Now

              Ordered that the Said former Order of 70 Junij last doe Stand

              revived and the hearing to be at the Next Provinciall Court to

              be held the 23th of May next, And in respect Security is not

              given in and Recorded according to that Order as the Secre-

              tary doth Now Certify, An Attachmt is to issue out against

              Capt Mitchells Estate to the value of 2500 l Tob: & Caske to

              be Answerable Upon the hearing the 23th of May Next Ac-

              cording to the Direction of the former Order

         p. 590 29 April 1654. An Attachmt issued out against the Estate

              of Capt William Mitchell at the Suit of mr ffrancis Brookes

              according to the direction of this Order.

         p. 59t 24 May. Tho: Cornwallis Esq. demandeth three hundred

              pounds of Tobacco and Caske as due to him out of the

              Estate of Ffrancis Poesey deceased.

                This Bill bindeth me John Modley of Newtowne in the Prov-

              ince of Maryland, my Executors Administrators and Assignes

              to pay or Cause to be paid unto Paul Simpson Gent his heirs

              Executors, Administrators or Assignes the Suffle of Eight

              thousand pounds of good Sound Merchantable Tobacco and

              Caske at or upon the 20th day of November which Shall be in

              Anno Dni 1654 at Newtowne aforesaid.     Wittness my hand

              the 7th of Novemb. Anno 1653

              Wittness hereof           the mark of

              John Thimbleby           John x Medley

              Robert Greene

                           Indorse ejusdem

                I doe assigne all my right, Title and Interest of this

              Bill within written unto Tho: Willford gent for a Valuable