558Court and Testamentary Business, 1657.

        Liber B. order to Wm Sinckler agst Edlow

        No. 3. Whereas William Sinckler hath Petitioned to this Court for

             an attachment against the Estate of Joseph Edlow for a debt

             of one thousand four hundred fifty and one pounds of Tobacco

             and Caske, he the Said Sinckler alledging that the Said Ed-

             low is fled this Province, The Court doth order that the Sd

             Sinckler do issue forth prosses against the Said Edlow, and if

             the Sherriffe returne the writt non est Inventus then attach-

             ment to be Granted against the Estate of the Said Edlow.

             Io Nevill Whereas it appeareth to this Court by Sev

             Susan Attcheson     erall testimonies taken in Court that Iohn Nevill

             and Susanna Attcheson have lived in a Notorius and Scan-

             dalous Course of Life tending to Adultery & fornication The

             Court doth order that the Said Nevill and the Said Susannah

             Attcheson for that offence Shall receive Each of them twenty

             Lashes upon the bare back with a whip, And the Said Nevill

             to pay Court Charges.

             Robert Clark plft Whereas by order of Court held in Septem-

             Iames Veitch deft ber last, James Veitch was ordered to give an

        P. 349 account at this Court of Certaine Bills in his Custody of mr

             Robert Cktrkes, This Court doth order that upon Saturday

             next the Said mr Clarke and Iames Veitch doe appeare before

             mr Preston at his house, and there fuilfill the Said former

             order, onely the Said Veitch is to take mr Clarkes own bond

             for being responsible for his fine

                      The Same Court Continued the 5th of November

                              1657

              Present as the day before

             Roger Scott fined for Swearing &c:

              Whereas Roger Scott being Convicted for a Common

             Drunkard, and that for three dayes together the Sd Scott hath

             Each of the three days been drunk. The Court doth order that

             the Said Roger Scott Shall (according to Act of Assembly in

             that Case Provided) pay to publick use three hundred pounds

             of Tobacco for the Sd Drunkeness and for Severall times pro-

             phanely Swearing in Court thirtie pounds of Tobacco. And to

             Stand Committed untill he put in Securitie for the payment of

             the Said three hundred and thirtie pounds of Tobacco.

             Patrick Forrest Claimes a debt for mr Hatton

              Patrick Forrest layeth Claime to one Thousand nine Hun-

             dred and 12 pounds of Tobacco out of the Estate of John

             Dandy deceased, Due to the Estate of mr Thomas Hatton

             deceased