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        And the Said Land not appearing the Court doth order that Liber B.

        if the Said Land do not at the next Court by himself or No. 3.

        Attorney make his appearance that then the Court will proceed

        to Judgment according to Evidence in that Case.

          Whereas Robert Robins having by former Informacon

        informed this Court that his wife Elizabeth Robins (who had

        long time lived from him the sd Robt Robins) was with Child,

        And againe he the Said Robins Informing this Court, that

        according to order the Said Elizabeth Robins being Searcht by

        a Jury of women and that She is found with Child, The Court

        doth order that the Sheriffe be Impowered to apprehend the

        Said Elizabeth Robins, and her Safely keep till She put in

        Sufficient Securitie to answer the information of her husband

        Robert Robins in march Court next and the Said Robert

        Robins to prosecute his Informacon at the Court aforesaid.

          Whereas John Little arrested to this Court at the Suit of mr

        John Pott in an Action of Slaunder And the Cause being

        moved, the Said John Little being Called to answer the plan- p. 345

        Vacuat tiff in his Suit before the Said Little would answer to the

        Ista plantiffs Bill

        John Pott plft Whereas mr John Pott arrested to this Court

        John Little deft John Little in an Action of Slaunder and the

        Said Little appealing to the Provinciall Court in March next,

        The Court doth grant an Appeale in that Suit untill march

        next and the Sd Little to put in good Securitie to the Sheriffe

        for his appearance to answer the Suit in march Court next

        mr John Pott plft An appeale is Granted unto John Little jn a

        John Little deft Case wherein mr John Pott is plft and the Said

        Little defendant untill the Provinciall Court in march next,

        and the Said Little to put in Securitie to the Sheriffe, for his

        appearance to answer the Said Suite as aforesaid, as also for

        double damages to the plantiffe if the Said Little be Cast in

        that Suit.

          William Muffett aged 36 yeares or thereabouts Sworne and

        Examined affirmeth that as Tobias Norton and Mary Little

        Came from Accomack in the Spring of the year last, Mary

        Little asked mr Norton where was the Letter Case who gave

        it unto her, out of which She took Some papers and desired

        me to read them, which papers were Certaine attestations con-

        cerning a report of mr James Berry and his wife, the Contents

        of which papers was that there had been a report in Accomack

        a long time that they never were marryed, this Deponent

        having read the Said papers, the Said Mary Little asked this