66 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649-50.

          Liber A. adiudg to bee merchantable together with the said twenty

              eight pounds of Tobacco overplus wch the deft is nowe ordered

              to pay vnto him. In case the said three Hogsheads of Tobacco

              shall not prove to bee all merchantable This Court vppon

              the pltes pduceing of the proofe before menconed will order

              that the defendt shall pay vnto the plte soe much Tobacco in

              Caske as the said Veiwers shall finde to bee vnmerchantable

              of the said three hogsheads

              Richard Bennett Esqr plte Thomas   Vppon reading of the

              Copley Esqr and Raph Crouch gent defts former Order and the pltes

              oath and vppon full hearinge of what could bee alleadged on

              both sides It is ordered that the defendt Mr Copley appearing

              and answering for the other defendt Mr Crouch shall pay vnto

              the plaintiffe the Principall debt complayned for being Eleaven

              hundred thirty and three pounds of Tobacco and Caske

              Richard Nevitt pite The hearing of this Cause is respited till

              Walter Pakes deft the next Court and John Slingsby whom the

              matter concerneth is then to appeare vppon warrant.

         p. 392    debts due to Richard Bennett merchant in the Province

                   of Maryland viz:

              Mr Copley by Bill and Accompt with Interest & Caske 1811 l

              Willm Cooke & James Coiclough for 13 gall of sack) 405

                at 30' p gallon is 405' & Caske about this there is a

                Note of Wm Cookes

              John Medley due to Mr Mottram and assigned by him

                to Mr Chaddock for my vse, Mr Chaddock spoke to

                Mcdlcy about it and hee pmised him paymt of the 700

                debt & Cask & 650 Interest 50 l

                Mr Lewgers Houses and whatsoever else of his can bee

              found that hath beenc made over to mee. All wch together with

              the debts abouemenconed I desire Mr ‘Thomas Hatton to

              recover and to dispose of for my vse And I doe hereby give

              him full power and authority soe to doe binding myself to

              ratify & confirme whatsoever the said Mr Hatton or any other

              person deputed by him shall doe or cause to bee done in or

              about the prmisses Witnes my hand the 25th day of May 1650

                                            Richard Bennett

              In prsence of Willm Parker John Bennett

                These are to testify that I doe hereby convey and make over

              vnto Mr John Lewger the yonger all my right title and Interest

              to that House and land at St Maries belonging to his ffather

              and by him assigned to mee in satisfaccon or towards paymt of

              a debt due as also all my right & Interest to any other estate