502Court and Testamentary Business, 1657.

         Liber B. Wittnesses, wch the Consent of both plft & deft are appointed,

         No. to be heard before the Sd mr Hatch the 28th of this Instant may.

          p. 274   Tho: Seamer Whereas Thomas Seamer arrested major John

              major Bill: Billingsly in an Action of the Case and the Said

              Billingsly not appearing neither by himself nor Attorney, The

              Court upon the Said Billingslye's non appearance, did grant

              an attachment against the Estate of the Said Billingsly, to

              answer the Suit of the Said Seamer, And the Said Seamer by

              his Attorney Suing to this Court for Iudgment against the

              Said Billingsly, The Court Supposing that the Said Billingsly

              hath not had notice of the Court proceedings therein, doth

              further order with Consent of the plft that if the Said Billingsly

              doth not neither by himself nor Attorney appear at the next

              Generall Provinciall Court, that then Judgment to pass agt the

              Estate of the Said Billingsly in behalf of the Said Seamer, as

              then the Court Shall See Cause and that the overseer of the

              Said Billingsly be hereby required to give Notice to the Said

              Billingsly of the Court proceedings therein

               Nonsuit is Granted to William Woodriffe defendt in the

              action wherein Zacherah Waide is plft with Cost of Suit and

              Twenty pounds of Tobacco Damage

               The Court hath thought fitt and doth order that the fine of

              five hundred pounds of Tobacco Imposed upon Hubert Patee,

              by order of Court the 10th of march 56 Shall upon his Good

              abearing be Remitted.

               Nonsuit is Granted unto William Stiles in the Action

              Depending between mr John Lawson plft and the Said Stiles

              defendt with Cost of Suit

              Hen: Moor - Wm Smoote

               Whereas Henry Moore was arrested to this Court at the

              Suit of William Smoot for a debt of three hundred and twenty

              pounds of Tobacco and Caske as appeareth by Specialty, and

          p.  275 having by Robt Robins Confessed a Judgment in behalf of the

              Said Moore, The Court doth therefore order, that the Said

              Moore Shall within Six days make Satisfaction to the Said

              Smoote of the Said Suffie of three hundred and twenty pounds

              of Tobacco and Caske with Coste of Suit or else Execution

               Whereas John Court arrested to this Court Giles Glover in

              an Action of the Cause, And the Court finding no Cause of

              Suit, Doth order that the Sd Cort Shall be Nonsuited with Cost

              of Suit and forty pounds of Tobacco Damage.