Court and Testamentary Business, 1656/7.487

        Sued to this Court for Administracon of the Estates of Valerius Liber B.

        Leo, and Andrew Hanson Deceased, and whereas it appears No. 3.

        to this Court by the Oath of mr Thomas Ringold, that the

        accompts of mr Marsh wherein the Said Leo and Hanson is

        Charged debtor was Sworne unto be the Said mr Marsh in his

        Life time, before mr Thomas Meers The Court doth therefore

        Order that Administracon be Granted unto the Said mrs Sarah

        Marsh upon the Estate of the Said Valerius Leo and Andrew

        Hanson deseased.

        William Berry plft Whereas it appears to this Court that Inb

        John Little defendt Little hath Notoriously Scandalized Mrs Eliza-

        beth Potts as by the Depositions of Henry Pope and Richard

        Garford appeareth, The Court doth therefore order that the

        Said Little Shall stand, Committed, untill he Stand for the

        Space of one hour at the Door of this present Court, with a

        Paper in his hatt written in Capitall Letters Signifying that he

        hath Scandalized the Said mrs Potts and that he pay five hun- p. 251

        dred pounds of Tobacco in way of fine to the publick use and

        Cost of Suit

        William Berry plft Whereas William Berry hath petitioned this

        John Little defendt Court against Iohn Little for Notoriously

        Scandalizing his father and mother. And whereas it appeareth

        to this Court by the Testimony of Henry Pope and Richard

        Garford that the Said Little hath Slandered the Said parties,

        The Court therefore order that the Said Little Shall Stand by

        the whipping post Stripped naked from his waest upwards for

        the Space of one hour with a whip over his head amid pay five

        hundred pounds of Tobacco in way of fine to publick use, And

        to put in Securitie for his Good behaviour, And to Stand Com-

        mitted untill lie perform this order with Cost of Suit

        Order to Hen: Pope & Richard Garford for Charges

          Whereas Henry Pope and Richard Garford were Summon'd

        to this Court as Wittnesses in the behalf of John Little and

        Suing to this Court for Satisfaction for their travell amid

        attendance, and Dyett at the Ordinarie, and having made

        appeare that they have lost Six dayes time, amid four Dyetts at

        the Ordinary, The Court doth order that the Said Pope and

        Garford be allowed one hundred pounds of Tobacco to be paid

        by the Said Little for their loss of time and Dyett

        Order to Hen: Pope

          Whereas Henry Pope hath made it appeare that being

        Summoned to a Court the 10th of this Instant in the behalf of

        Henry Billsberry he gave his attendance four dayes and Ex-

        pended on dyett at the ordinary, The Court cloth order that