38 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.

        Liber A.   by Bill to Richard Hill dated 29 Junii 1649, & payable 10

              Novembr last. But by pmise vnder handwriting payable to

              George Manners 6o No: Execuc ad satisf. for 800 l Tob: & Caske

              agt body & goods

              Nichas Banister plte The plte sues in the behaulf of his wife

              Richard Browne deft in an Accon of slander for that the deft had

              reported his said wife had said shee heard ffrancis Popes wife

              say that the king dyed iustly or to that effect. wch the deft

              averred was true, And it appeared by the oath of Georg

              Ackricks wife and by the relacon of Mr Willm Bretton and

              others that the deft had reported that ffrancis Popes wife spake

              the words without charging the relacon of it to the pltes wife

              But the deft denyed hee heard ffrancis Popes wife say any such

              thing and not being able to prove any thing against the pltes

              wife The Court thought fltt that the deft for intermedling with

              a busines of this nature and not being able to make any

              proofe thereof, but being found in two severall Tales should

              pay vnto the pite for his vniust vexacon three hundred pounds

              of Tob: and Caske, but the pltes wife present in Court on the

              behaulf of her husband was willing to remitt the penalty in

              regard of the defts vnability (as she conceived) to make satis-

              faccon and rests satisfyed. hee paying Court charges, Wch is

              ordered accordingly.

               Georg Manners confesseth a Judgmt to Willm Hardwich of

              twelue hundred pounds of Tobacco and Caske. Execucon inde

              280 January 1651 ad Satisfaciend

              Tho: Copley Esqr pite By consent of both parties the hearing of

              Wm Hardwich deft this Cause is respited till the next Court.

              The same Court contynued Present Governor. Cap' Jo: Price

              I 2o Octobris 1650        Mr Secretary

              John Rosier clerke plte   The plaintiffe by Willm Hardwich his

              Arthur Turner deft  Attorney sues for 800 l of Tob and Caske

              due by Bill 10 decembr last The deft acknowledgeth the debt

              p Bill, but alleadging that the debt did arise for transportacon

              of cattell & other goods in the pltes Boate desires liberty to

              discompt for damages sustayned therein by the pltes default,

              and beinge not able at prsent to prove the said damage It is

              ordered that hee make his damages appeare by the next Court

              or Judgemt is then to passe vppon the Bill.

               Knowe all men by these prsents that I John Rosier doe con-

              stitute Wm Hardwich my lawful Attorney to all intents and