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       the preswasions of Thomas Wright, and that one of the Com- Liber B.

       pany being lost, was lost while he this Examinat was in the boat No. 3.

         The Examination of John Bealle Sayth, that he had no p. 278

       Cause to absent himself from his Masters Service, and Like-

       wise Sayth that there was no falling out betwixt the man that

       is Lost, and any one of the rest of their Company, And Like-

       wise Sayth that the man that is lost when he went out from the

       rest of their Company that none went out but mr Morgan's

       man Sam: with him, And that they did See no Indians, but

       heard Some talke

       Order     for Quiet est to Thom: Orley Administr of George

            Manners

         This day Capt William Mitchell Attorney of Thomas Orley

       having made it appeare to this Court, That Edward Hall

       deseased, did in his Life time fully Administer upon the Estate

       of George Manners deceased, And hath paid more then the

       Estate of the Said Manners amounted unto And the Said

       Orley having at a Court held the tenth of April 56: disclaime

       the Estate of George Manners und administred of; It is there-

       fore Ordered that Thomas Orley and Rebecca his wife, form-

       erly the Relict and Administratrix of the Said Manners, Shall

       have a Quietus est, as to the Said George Manners his Estate

       and a Quietus Est is hereby Granted and ordered accordingly

         Administration is Granted unto mr Paul Sympson upon the

       Estate of John Pritchard deceased he the Said Simpson being

       the Greatest Creditor to the Said Estate as yet appeareth

       Tho: Mark:—Will: Chaplin

         Whereas Thomas Markeen Servant to mr William Chaplin

       hath Complained to this Court that through his Masters Means

       he is disabled to perform his Labour as formerly he hath done,

       and that Notwithstanding his Said Master would Enforce him,

       and to that purpose doth unreasonably beat and threatn him

       the Said Markeen, in So much, that as he Saith, he is not able

       to Endure it, The Court doth therefore think fitt, in regard

       the Said William Chaplin is from home about urgent occasions,

       hereby to Signifie and require him the Said mr Chaplin, that

       he forbear all unlawfull beating or threatning of his Said Ser-

       vant untill his Complaint be farther heard and Determined at

       the next Generall Court

       io: Tawny plft Whereas John Tawney arrested to this p. 279

       Wm Dorrington cleft Court William Dorrington for his freedom

       Come and Some of his freedom Cloathes, he the Said Tawney