450Court and Testamentary Business, 1656.

         Liber B. dred pounds of Tobacco and Caske for two fraights from

         No. 3. Putuxent to Aquamack, And none appearing to Travers the

              Same, It is therefore Ordered that Execution Shall Issue out

              against the Estate of the Said Scarbnough, in which is Putuxent

              to Satisfie the Said debt of 1100 l of Tob and Caske

                Whereas It appeares to this Court that Alice Griffin the

              wife of Samuell Griffin deceased hath paid above Asses the

              Court hath therefore Ordered that a Quiet est be Granted to

              the Said Alice Griffin

                Whereas William Johnson arrested Cape Willm Mitchell to

              this Court, and the Said Mitchell not appearing neither by

              himself nor Attorney It is therefore ordered that if the Said

              Mitchell doe not appeane either by himself or Attorney to

              Answer the Suit of the Said Johnson at the next Provinciall

              Court then the Said Johnson to have order against the Sheriffe

              Concerning the Said Suit.

           p. 192 Whereas by an order of a Provinciall Court holden at Putux-

              ent the 21th of march 1655 James Linsey was possessed of the

              Estate of Benjamin Gill deceased and by the Said order being

              Injoyned to put in Security for the Secureing and Improveing

              of the of the Said Estate in which the Said Linsey hath

              altogether failed, and Robert Cole who hath made it appeare

              to this Count that he is near alyed to the Said Gill having

              Petitioned to be possest of the Said Estate, It is therefore

              further Ordered that the Said Linsey deliver the Said Estate

              into the hands of the Said Cole with a true Account thereof

              upon Oath before mr John Hatch and the Said Cole to put in

              present Securitie to the Court for his faithfullness therein untill

              the next Court at which time he is to be present at, true Inven-

              tory thereof that Administration may be Granted to the that it

              Nearest Conceernss.

                Whereas ffrancis Vandan is indebted unto Walter Pake

              Administrator of the said Vandan deced the Sume of Three

           p.193

              thousand pounds of Tob and Caske and Sixe Barnells of Come

              the Court hath therefore ordered that the Said debt be Satis-

              fied out of the Estate of the Said ffrancis Vandan deceased.

                Nonsuit is Granted to William Johnson James Langwonth

              and Luke Garner in the differr: depending between the afore-

              said panties and Capt Mitchell and are allowed Damage as

              followeth vizt

                                                     1 Tob

              To Willm Johnson for 5 days attendance at Court   0100

              To James Langworth 1 2 dayes            0200

              To Luke Garner for 6 dayes              0140