Court and Testamentary Business, 1655. 425

         Whereas Peter Sharp Complaineth that he is damnified the Liber B.

       Sume of three thousand pounds of Tobacco by Capt Stone No. 3.

       and his Complices who tooke divers armes and Provisions

       from the Said Peter Sharp at his house, It is ordered that an

       Attachment be awarded at the Suit of the Said Peter Sharp on

       the Estate of the Said Capt Stone to be Liable to Satisfie the

       Said debt if upon proofe it be So determined

         Mr Edmund Stokeley is Security for Robert Taylor to pay

       Seven hundred pounds of Tob & Caske to the publick use

         Capt John Price and Capt losias Fendall have acknowledged

       in Court that Gunnes w.ere taken away from mr Sharpe by the

       Souldiers under Capt Stone

         mr James Berry his ffine of two thousand pounds of Tob to p. 156

       the publick is Remitted to one Thousand.

         Robert Clarke gent hath openly in Court Confessed himself

       to be a Roman Catholick owning the Popes Supremacy

         Whereas Robert Clarke gent being fined tenn thousand

       pounds of Tob to the Lord Protector for the Publick as by

       order of Court holden at Providence appeareth and being

       required to give Security according to the Said order pleadeth

       his debility of Estate; The Court doth accept of three thousand

       pounds of Tobacco and Caske out of the Bills in the hands of

       Iames Veitch, And the Plantation of the Said Robert Clarke

       Scituate in Brittaines Bay in full of the Said debt by fine.

         Lieutenant Banks having been formerly Convicted of appear..

       ing in armes on the behalf of Capt Stone against the Lawfull

       Government of the Province, and left upon his Good Abear-

       ance, And hath againe done Something to to obstruct the Choice

       of the Burgesses, It is ordered that he Shall find Sufficient

       Sureties for his Good abearance to the Publick Governmt and

       to all the people thereof.

         Capt Peter Johnson is Security for the Said Lieutent Banks

       according to the order.

         Whereas Capt Price was fined thirty thousand pounds of

       lob in relation to his Rebellion with Capt Stone agst the

       present Government, And hath Since pleaded that he is antient,

       and his Estate not able to pay the Said fine It is thought fitt by

       the Court to Order that if the Said Col Price Shall Securely &

       Certainly pay tenne thousand pounds of Tobacco and Caske

       upon Lawfull demand it Shall be Satisfactory, but in Case he