546Court and Testamentary Business, 1657.

         Liber B. of England &c: And Whereas Ann Dandy wife of the Said

          No, 3. John Dandy hath Petitioned this Court that She may not be

             left utterly destitute, of Compatent Subsistance for her own

             and relief of two Orphans under her Charge, as also She being

             as She alledgeth with Child of a third, The Court Seriously

             considering thereof, Doth order that a true and Just Inventory

             be taken by the Sheriffe of all and Singular, the reall and per-

             sonall Estate of the Said Dandy, And that the Said Ann

             Dandy be and remaine possest in all and Singular the reall

             and personall Estate of her husband John Dandy. provided

             that all officers ffees, former Iudgments, Sentences and Just

             debts clue out of the Estate be first Satisfied, when Such, fees,

             Iudgments Sentences and Just debts Shall appear to this Court

             that of right they ought to be payd & Satisfied And the Said

             Ann Dandy to put in Good Securitie at or before the next

         p. 334   Court held for this Province, that She the Said Ann Dandy

             Shall give an Accompt and be responsible for the overplus of

             the Said Estate, when She Shall thereunto be Lawfully called.

             Mr Thom: Sprige       Whereas mr Thomas Sprige hath arrested to

             Jo: Nevill deft     this Court John Nevill in an Action of the Case,

             and the Said Nevill not appearing, The Court doth order that

             if the Sheriff James Veitch, Shall not See the Said John Nevill

             forth Comeing at the next Court to answer the Suit of the

             Said Thomas Sprige, then Judgment to pass against the Said

             Sheriffe.

             Order Granted to Emperor Smith & Maddooks for one Hhd

                 of Tobacco

               Whereas mr Emperor Smith and mr Rice Maddookes

             (Chirurgeons) have petitioned this Court for Satisfaction for

             their Trouble and paines in viewing the Body of Henry Gouge

             late murthered, and desecting the head from the Said Corps,

             The Court doth order that one bogshead of Tobacco be allowed

             to the Said Chirurgeons Equally to be divided betwixt them.

             Allowed unto Richd Forbar 600 l of Tob: & one barrll of Corne

               Whereas Richard Furbar hath Petitioned this Court for nine

             hundred pounds of Tobacco and five barrells of Corn due to

             him the Said Furbar as he alledgeth from John Dandy for

             work done, The Court not finding So much due doth order

             that the Said Furbar Shall be allowed Six hundred pounds of

             Tobacco and one Barrell of Corne in full Satisfaction for his

             work.

             Order Granted to Peter Joy as the Securitie of John Dandy

               Whereas Peter ioy hath Petitioned to this Court to be

             released from the Securitie wherein he Stands bound upon