436Court and Testamentary Business, 1655.

         Liber B. Upon the Petition of Mary Smith widdow late the wife of

          No. 3. Capt John Smith Sheriffe: It is ordered that James Veitch the

              Undersheriffe Shall give an account of what fees are due to

              the Said Capt Smith upon demand.

                John Tawney belonging to the Estate of Tho: Trueman

              being Seized for part of Satisfaction of a fine of 5000' of Tob

              imposed upon the Said Trueman in his Compliance with Capt

              William Stone in the last Rebellion, Is Disposed and assigned

              to Capt Peter Johnson for Eleven hundred pounds of Tobacco

          p. 171   and Caske to be paid to the publick, which is with the Con-

              sent of the Said Servant in Court.

                Whereas Simon Bird Servant to Thomas Trueman having

              Served his time with the Said Trueman demands his Corne

              and Clothes &c, It is ordered, That the Estate of the Said

              Trucrnan Shall Sati5fic the Said Corne and Clothes after the

              fine of 5000' due to the Publick is Satisfied, And that the Ser-

              vant may have Speedy reliefe, It is ordered that the Estate of

              the Said Trueman Shall be Speedily Valued by the Sheriffe

              by the oaths of two honest and indifferent men, So that the

              Said fine may be Satisfied the Servants due performed and the

              Remainder of the Estate returned to the Said True or his

              Assignes

                Whereas Phillip Land Standeth indebted unto Hugh Gale

              by Specialty Sume of 2750' Tob and Caske and Francis Em-

              peror Administrator to the Estate of the Said Gale, hath Sev-

              erall Courts prosecuted the Said Land, and this present Court

              obtained a Judgment for the Said debt and 390 l Tob Charges

              It is ordered that if the Said Land Shall not within Twenty

              dayes make appeare the Said debt or any part thereof paid

              before rnr Ri: Preston, That then the Execution Shall proceed

                This Bill bindeth me ffrancis Vandan my heirs Executors

              Administrators or assignes or Lawfull Attorney to pay or

              Cause to be paid unto William Brown or John Thimbleby

              their heirs Executors or Assignes or Lawfull Attorney the full

              and Just Summe & quantity of Seven hundred and tenne

              pounds of good Sound Merchantable Tobacco in leafe with

              Sufficient Caske due to be paid from the Said Vandan unto

              the Said William Browne and John Thimbleby at Sonic Con-

              venient place either in Maryland or Virginia upon the tenth

              day of November now next Ensuing in the yeare of our Lord

              God 1655, And in the true performance hereof I the Said

              Vandan have hereunto put my hand this tenth day of Aprill,

                                             Francis Vandan

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