Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.41

       rememberes Vppon wch proofe before menconed It is ordered Liber A.

       that the Gunne pduced in Court bee delivered to the pltes

       Attorney for the pltes vse. But vppon the defts oath in open

       Court that the Gunne nowe pduced was given him by Gov-

       ernor Calvert The Court conceiving bee had good reason to

       stand out to a Tryall notwithstanding the demand of the Gunne

       by Georg Manners the pltes Attorney before the suite com-

       menced The Court doth order that Court charges bee paid

       equally betweene the pite and deft

       Robt Smith pite This Cause appearing vppon Record to haue

       Walter Beane deft beene formerly determined vppon a full Tryall

       by Verdict of Jury and a dismission there vppon 30 Novembr

       1648 The Court doth refuse any further to intermedle there-

       with but doth for ever hereafter cleerely and absolutely dis-

       misse the pltes suite (being for a Cowe and her Increase) out

       of this Court with 300 l Tob: Costs to bee paid by the pite to

       the deft But the deft in open Court remitted the Costs.

    John Haifhead plte The plte prferring his Peticon according P 372

       Tho: Greene Esqr deft to order of Assembly The deft desired time

       to answer till next Court wch is ordered accordingly.

          July 22do 1650 These prsents witnes that I Richard Cottes-

       ford planter haue appointed ffrancis Brookes of Maryland gent

       to bee my Attorney to demand and on denyall made to sue

       and recover my Corne Clothes &c due to mee by the Custome

       of Maryland for my service from Joseph Cadle and vppon

       receipt of my due from him to give him Acquittance for the

       same Witnes my hand Rich: Cottesford

       In the prsence of Giles Brent. Temperance Jay

       Rich: Cottesford plte     The plte by Mr ffr. Brookes his Attorney

       Joseph Cadle deft   sues for Corne clothes &c due to him as

       servant to the deft according to the Custome. But the deft

       alleadged hee bought his time of service for 2 yeares, and hee

       staying not a yeare ran from his service and never afterwards

       made the same good by his further service. Weh being averred

       by severall of the Counsell prsent in Court to bee true It is

       ordered with the defts consent that the Come clothes &c sued

       for shall goe in satisfaccon of the time of service wanting as

       aforesaid And the pltes suite to bee dismissed with 60 l Tob:

       charges to bee paid by the pite to the deft

       Nichol: Cawseene pite     The pltes suite being for three hundred

       Joseph Cadle deft   and thirty pounds of Tob: & Caske the

       Remainder of a Bill of 600 l Tob: & Caske The deft confessing