Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.53

        John Slingesby plteThe pltes suite being to haue a Bill delivered Liber A.

        Richard Nevitt deft } vpp vnto him wch hee entred to the deft for p. 382

        paymt of two hhds of Tobacco wch hee alleadgeth is paid, And

        the deft acknowledged bee received the two hhds and that there

        was not any marke vppon them when hee received them, but

        saith Walter Pakes challenged one of them as formerly paid to

        him by the plte and had the same. This Court nevertheles

        vppon the defts said acknowledgmt of the Receipt doth order

        the said Bill to bee delivered vpp and cancelled

          10 ffebr 1650. Whereas Richard Ware is indebted to p. 383

        Edward Scurffield Marryner three hundred and fifty pounds of

        Tobacco and Caske. Walter Pakes this day doth acknowledge

        the same to bee due and doth binde himself his heires Execrs

        and Admrs to pay the same to the said Scurffield his Execrs

        Admrs or Assignes at his dwelling house at Newtowne the

        tenth day of November And the said Scurffield in consideracon

        thereof accepteth of the said Pakes for his paymaister accord-

        ingly

                                         Walter Fakes

        Test Tho: Hatton

          These prsents witnes that I Capt Willm Stone esqr doe cully

        bargaine & put to sale three Cowes unto Edward Hall and his

        Assignes and to beare him harmeles from all iust claymes

        whatsoever that shall ensue vppon the said Cowes and theire

        Increase given vnder my hand this 14th of ffebruary 1650

        Testor Edmond Wormell              Wm Stone

          11 ffebruary 1650. Walter Pakes acknowledgeth himself to

        owe vnto Raphe Beane eleaven hundred and fifty pounds of

        Tobacco and Caske to bee paid to him the said Raphe his

        Executors Admrs or Assignes by the said Walter his heires

        Execrs or Admrs vppon the tenth day of November next.

        Witnes his hand                  Walter Pakes

        Testor Tho: Hatton

          Whereas Mr Robert Clarke stands ingaged by Bill to pay

        vnto John Hatch Attorney of Skipper Abraham Johnson Two

        thousand twoe hundred and eighty pounds of Tobacco and

        Caske or thereabout being the debt of Mr Phillipp Land. Hee

        the said Mr Land for the said Mr Clarkes security and saving

        harmeles of and from the said Ingagemt doth hereby make

        over assigne and deliver to the said Mr Clarke his the said W

        Lands whole estate within this Province or elswhere to bee

        answerable for the purpose aforesaid.

        Witnes his hand this 11th of ffebruary 1650

        Testor Tho: Hatton               Phillip Land