406Court and Testamentary Business, 1654.

        Liber B.    bleton to Shew them a tract of Land lying at the head of St

              Cutbeards Creeke, and after they had well Viewed the Land

              they did appoint a place where to Sett a house. And further

              Saith not.

                John Hambleton demandeth Nine hundred Eighty three

              pounds of Tobacco of Cuthbt Phenwick due by Accompt which

              the Said Phenwick pleaded Satisfied by Land Bargained &

              Sold to the Said Hambleton by the Said Phenwick which bar-

              gain is not acknowledged this being debated in Court at

              Length both plft and defendt agreed to referr the Determina-

              tion of the bargaine of land and Accompts to the Arbitration

              of two Indifferent men.

                It is ordered that the Estate of Thomas Con nery Shall be

              Liable to pay unto rn Wm Eltonhead his heires Executors

              Administrators or Assigns the Sume of three hundred and four

              pounds of Tobacco and Caske due by Specialty produced in

              Court.

                Whereas Joseph Edwards hath Served out his time of Ser-

              vice due by Indenture to rnr Arthur Turner as appeareth in

              Court by confession of the Said Arthur Turner and the Said

              Edwards hath petition this Court for his Corne and Clothes

              It is ordered that the Said Arthur Turner Shall pay and deliver

              unto the Said Edwards three Barrells of Corne a falling Axe

              and a weeding hoe a hatt or Cap a Shirt and a pair of Stock-

              ings one Suit of woollen Clothes and a pair of Canvas Drawers

              upon Demand.

          p. 634 John Shanks his mark is vizt Cropt of both Eares and two

          slitts in both the Eares and Keeled in both Eares before

                Amey Shanks her mark is vizt Cropt on both Eares and 2

              slitts in both Eares.

                Robert Coles wife gave to John Shanks wife 3 pigs and the

              said pigs are now three sowes and Ann Mayner gave John

              Shankes wife one pig and now it is a Sow of two yeares old, and

              Thomas Dyneard gave Amey Shankes Daughter to the afore-

              said John Shankes one Sow shoat of five months old and for

              these abovesaid hogs I John Shankes doe give to my daughter

              Amey Shanks a heifer of two yeares old Come may next in the

              year 1655