4 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649-50.

          Liber A. that the plte had very hard measure to bee dispossed of the

              said Cowe in an illegall manner, and yet bee put to the charg

              and trouble of severall long Journeyes to search and make

             proofe concerning her It is Ordered that the Sheriff or his

             deputy is to deliver the said Cowe and her increase into his

             possession where shee is to remaine till the Court see cause

             otherwise to determine thereof.

               Oct. 20th 1640 Md I doe acknowledg myself indebted to

             Tho: Weston of Virginia merchant the some of 166 l of Tob: to

             bee paid vppon demand by mee      Giles Brent

               Mrs Margaret Brent Attorney of Capt tiles Brent maketh

             oath that shee did really and bona fide pay the 166 l of Tob.

             menconed in the Bill aboue written to Mr Westons vse not long

             after the same became due And this shee deposeth to bee true

             without any fraude guile or indirect intencons or reservacons

             whatsoever.

               William Stone Esqr the prsent Governor who claymeth

             right to the said Mr Westons Estate being satisfied vppon

             the Oath aboue written that the said debt is paid. delivered

             vpp this day the originall Bill aboue recorded to the said Mrs

             Brent to bee cancelled

               The Court rising the Governor appointed the next Provin-

             ciall Court for this County of St Maries to be held the 12th of

             June next.

               ffebr 25o 1649 This day came Lt Willm Evans and

             acknowledgeth himself to haue given vnto Andrewe Tompson

             the sonne of Willm Tompson of little Brittaine late deceased

             one 2 yeare old Heyfer Wch hee bought of Margarett Brent

             gent the Attorney of Capt Giles Brent (as by the Bill of Sale

             appeareth bearing date 10 Jan: 1649) marked of Coulor black

             with blackish Hornes with a great deale of White vnder her

             belly, Cropt on both Eares, being one of the foresaid Capt

             Brents stock And hee further acknowledgeth to haue given

             vnto the said Andrewe All the ffemale Increase of the said

             Heyfer (the Male to bee to the said Lt Evans vse in part of satis-

             faccon for the good nutriture & educacon of the said Andrewe

             during his Minority) from this day forever, towards the

             advancemt of his porcon As witnes his hand this 25th ffebr 1649

                                             William Evans

               Recognit coram me Willm Bretton

         P.   324 Mrs. Marg: Brent on the behaulf Whereas by order of Court of the

             of Mrs Eure pite Anthony  first of June last made in this Cause

             Rawlins defendtsome question was made touching

                               deft of Willm Hardwich Concerning

         a Heifer bought by this