54 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.

         liber A. Sergt Richard Nevitt doth acknowledge himself to owe vnto

              Raphe Beane fourteene hundred Sixty six pounds of Tob. &

              Caske to bee paid by him the said Richard Nevitt his heires

              Execrs & Admrs to the said Raphe Beane his Execrs Admrs or

              Assignes vppon the tenth day of November next Witnes his

              hand the 11th day of ffebruary 1650

              Testor Tho: Hatton            the marke of

                                        Richard R Nevitt

           p. 384 15th ffebr 1650. William Bretton gent this day acknow-

              ledgeth a Judgment of Eleven Hundred pounds of Tobacco

              and Caske to bee paid by him to William Stone Esqr Governor

              of this Province. Witnes his hand.

                                              Willm Bretton

              Testor Tho: Hatton Exec inde 11 Oct 1652 vrsus pson & 9091

              Tob. remaindr Judicij prdict

              At a Court held at St Maries prsent. The Governor, Secretary

              13 ffebr 1650        Wm Eltonhead Esqr Wm Mitchell esqr

                Vppon mocon made vnto this Court by Lewyn Buf kin Esqr

              and on the behaulf of Robt Kedger Edward Hall John Buttry

              and other Credditors of Robert Brooke Esqr one of his Lopps

              Counsell, and vppon the said Mr Bufkins informacon that hee

              relyeing vppon the said Mr Brookes faithfull promise to bee at

              the last Provinciall Court there to bee answerable to the said

              Mr Bufkins demand of a debt claymed to bee due to him from

              the said Mr Brooke Yet failed therein, though the next day

              before the said Court hee was at the Governors House where

              the Court was to bee held, and was by the Governor and

              Counsell there expected to bee assistant vnto them as it is

              conceived hee ought by vertue of his place, and the said Mr

              Bufkin not any wayes doubting of his prsence there forbare to

              procure a Somons from the Governor for his appearance.

              And vppon the said Mr Bufkins further informacon that hee is

              very suddenly to returne for England or Holland and that hee

              is like to bee much dampnified for want of certaine Tobaccoes

              due vnto him from the said Mr Brooke (wch hee relyed vppon

              for his better supply at his arrivall) vnles by the ayde and

              assistance of this Court hee may receive speedy releife therein

              And vppon severall other informacons from other of the said

              Credditors, and other Motives inducing this Court therevnto

              It is by this Court this day ordered that if the said Robert

              Brooke esqr being served with a Lre or Somons from the

              Governor for that purpose together with a Coppy of this prsent

              Order vnder the Secretaries hand shall not at the next Court

              to bee held for this County at St Maries vppon Wednesday