74 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.

       Liber A.   to enquire and finde concerning the death and pr[ivate buriall

              of] Raphe Loe servant to Raphe Beane, having mett accord-

              ingly gave in the[ire Verdict this] day in writing vnder theire

              hands in these words followeing viz:

                January the 18th Anno 1650. Wee whose names are here

              subscribed being [Jurors concerning] the death of Raph

              Beanes Man (by name Raphe Loe) Cannot finde either by

              tes[timony or other] appearance the said Raph Beane to bee

              any wiseaccessary to the saidLoe his death  [As] witnes our

              hands.

              Test

              Willm Newgent Thomas Bushell Willm Edwyn      xpofer Russell

              Arthur Turner Willm Smoote James Lindesey    Willm Brough

              Owen James Robert Cager    Niche Cawseene     Humfry Atwicks

                Vppon wch Verdict and Evidence the Court being satisfied

              dischargeth Raphe [Beane] as not any wayes guilty of the death

              of Raphe Lowe his servant. But in regard hee gave occasion of

              the Charge ensueing therevppon by his private and Suddayne

              buriall of him dyeing suddenly It is ordered that hee the said

              Raphe Beane shall satisfy the same, being as followeth viz:

                To the Chirurgeons Widowe or Administratrix nowe the

              wife of Thomas Bushell One thousand pounds of Tobacco and

              Caske. To the Sheriffe for his Coroners ffee Two hundred

              pounds of Tob: and Caske, and for impannelling the Jury &

              Sornoninge Witnes Three hundred pounds of Tob: & Caske,

              And all Court charges.

           p.   Mary the wife of ffrancis] Vanenden sworne & examined

        in Lib. Z. in open Court the 21th of March 1650 Saith

                That in the time of Mr Lands sicknes in or about January

              was a tweluemoneth as shee taketh it, the said Mr Land being

              then Sheriffe sent for Georg Manners to come to him who

              came accordingly And Mr Land in this deponts hearing desired

              him to doe some busines for him about the Sheriffes Office

              and delivered to him certaine papers (concerning that ymploymt

              as shee then conceived) And the said Georg Manners requiring

              some Note or deputacon vnder his hand The said Mr Land

              made Answere what needed that, hee could Imploy whom bee

              pleased therein without any such note or writing vnder his

              hand, or to that effect to this deponts best remembrance And

              further deposeth not

              John dandy plte    According to the direccon of an order

         Lib. Georg Manners deft made yesterday betweene Paul Simpson pite

              and John dandy defendt Georg Manners the nowe deft pduced

              the testimonies of ffrancis Vanenden and his wife, whereby it