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388Court and Testamentary Business, 1654.
Liber B. for Satisfaction upon his Accompt now produced viz, for 2000 l of Tob: & Caske which he was adjudged to pay to mr ffenwicke by Order of the Second of March last for Capt Mitchells debt being his Attorney, And William Johnson Capt Mitchells now Attorny not objecting against the plantiffes Accompt the Court thinks fitt to allow thereof, as also upon his Motion now Made to allow him 300' of Tob: & Caske for his pains in Managing the sd Capt Mitchells busieness as his Attorney Since his de- parture being in the whole pounds of Tobacco and Caske for present paymt whereof together with Court Charges, the Court thought fitt to pass an Order, But upon the Said William Johnsons and Luke Gardiner's Ingaging themselves and their Estate for the Satisfaction of the Said Debt and Charges of Court in Case the paymt thereof might be respited till November next, It is with the pltes Consent Ordered and adjudged that the Said Capt Mitchell, William Johnson or Luke Gardiner Shall Satisfie and pay unto the Said Cornplt for the Said pounds of Tobacco and Caske together with Court Charges by the tenth of November next or in de- fault thereof Execution is then to passe for the Same upon this Order against them or any of them, their or any of their Estates.
Henry ffox this day at William Johnsons Motion in open Court Layeth down and disclaimeth all power and Authority granted to him by Vertue of Capt Mitchells Lre of Attorney to him made or Given Upon reading of an Order of the mr ffrancis Brookes pite Capt Willm Mitchell by Willm 28th of April last made in this Cause Johnson his Attorney deft and of another order of the of June et e Contra last, he plte Brookes his Suit appear
ing thereby to be for 14 l money Sterling and 780 l Tob: & Caske upon Accornpt with Damages, And the Said Brookes now produceing two Depositions of John Wildman Esq and Eliza- beth Bolton taken in England for proofe of the Agreemt betwixt Cap' Mitchell and the late wife of the Said Brookes upon her Voyage hither the 14 l Sterling appearing thereby to be Justly due, and upon reading the Deposition of Susan War- ren upon Record touching the Said Accompt It appearing thereby that Cap' Mitchell had divers of the particulars Men- coned in the Same Accompt upon promise of Satisfaction and that he Injuriously detayned the Said Brookes his Late wiles p. 603 Trunck, and keys from her, hereupon and for that it Evidently appeares to the Court that the Said Capt Mitchell did Sell to the Said Brookes his late wife as an Indenture Servant without any right or Title Soe to doe, It is now Ordered that the Complt
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