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       from the decedent to the plt by Bill dated 12 ffebr 1650 & pay- Liber B.

       able 10 No: then next, now produced, And no objection being

       made to the Contrary It is Ordered that the plt his Attorney

       or Assignes be paid the Said Seven hundred and Eleven

       pounds of Tobacco and Caske out of the decedents Estate if

       there be Assetts, And the Bill is delivered up and Cancelled.

       Devoreux Goodwy p Atton plt  This Cause having been res- p. 599

       Lawrence Starky Esq p Attorn defdt r pited the two last Courts and

       Comeing now to be heard the plte by his Attorney Sueing

       for 591 l of Tob: & Caske which he claimeth to be due to him

       upon Accompt out of the Estate of Thomas Copley Esq de-

       ceased whose Successor the defendant is, And the plantiffes

       Attorney having as he Saith lost the pltes Attest to his Ac-

       compt aforesaid, It is Ordered that he produce the Same by

       the next Court till when the hearing is respited And both par-

       tieS are then to Attend peremptorily.

       Thomas Cornwallis Esq plt Upon reading of the Order of respite

       John Tompkinson defendt made in this Cause the last Court, And

       the defendts direction for the passing of a Judgmt upon Record,

       The plantiffe now produceing an Accompt of 849' of Tobacco

       and Caske as due to him from the defendt, and rnakcing Oath

       in open Court that the Same is a true and Just Accompt to the

       best of his knowledge and that the defendt nor any other bath

       not paid him the Said Eight hundred forty nine pounds of To-

       bacco and Caske or any part thereof, It is Ordered that the

       defendant doe forthwith make paymt thereof to the pite his

       Attorney or Assigns with Court Charges.

         To the Honble William Stone Esq Governour &c

              The Humble Petition of Walter Pakes

       Sheweth

        That in March Court last yor Petitionr Petitioned and thereby

       Commenced Suit agt John Hamond concerning the plantation

       which yot Petitionr Sold him, the Said mr Hamond alledging

       Certaine false pretences touching the Same, Wittnesses were

       pduced and the busieness put to Arbitration with the Consent

       of both parties, But mr Hamond failing therein yor Petitioner

       Came down and intended to prosecute the Said former Suit

       the last Court Whereupon mr Hamond Came to your Petitionr

       assureing him that he would Stand to the Censure of both the

       Arbitrators formerly Named betwixt them passing bond unto

       yor Petitionr to that effect, Since which time he hath delayed

       your Petitioner not Suffering the Arbitrator on his part to

       meet and Come to the Arbitration of the Said Cause dependr

       ing betwixt them Much to yor Petitionrs damage and hindrance