Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.93

        Oct 18th Aprill the 28th 1649 Received in full of John Salter Liber B.

       a Bill of five hundred and forty pounds nete of Tobacco I say p. 95

       reced by me                      Isaac I live

        Oct 18th Andrew Watson his Mark for Cattle and hoggs

       vizt the right Ear cropt and a hole under the Cropp, and the

       left Ear underkeeled and a hole in it.

        22dO Octobr 1651. Edward Hall ingageth himself in open

       Court this day in twenty thousand pounds of Tobacco to be

       paid to the Lord Proprietary in Case Rebecca Manners

       widdow Shall not Justly and truly Administer upon the Estate

       late of George Manners her late husband deceased, and give

       in a Just and true account thereof according to her Oath to be

       taken in that behalf Wittness his hand

                            the Mark of x Edward Hall

             1646                                p. 205

        January 14 Henry Hooper Chirurgeon acknowledgeth

       himself to owe unto John Hallowes Six hundred pounds of

       Cask't Tobacco.

        Whereas certain Lands and Tenements holding of the P. 206

       Mannors hereunder named have ceased for these 3 years last

       past to pay the rent due to the Lord of the Mannor hereunder

       likewise named & the Last Tenants have (as is Said) forsakon

       and deserted them nor can any distress be found upon the

       Lands or tenemts for the levying of the Said rent and arrears,

       These are therfore to Summon the Said Several Tennants to

       pay the Said Rent and arrears and the Charges of this process

       unto the Lord of the Mannor as aforesaid within 15 days after

       the Setting up thereof or els to be at the Court on the ffourth

       of ffebruary next by themselves or Attorney to Shew Cause

       why the Said Land should not Escheat to the Lord of the

       Mannor as aforesaid according to the Law and Custome of

       England in Such Case

             St Michael one tenemt of 100 acres late

                      in the Tenure of Tho Butler 6 barrells

                deced yearly rent 2 barnells Come &

       In the   corne & 2 Capons arrear 3 12 Capons

       Manor                                   yea:

       ofSt Gabriell—One other Tenement late in the tenure

                   of Henry James Deced of the Same

                           quantity rent and arrear

          One other tenemt of moo acres late in the

               tenure of John Langford deceased the

                                 Same rent & arrear

       Trinity—One other Tenement of 100 acres in the

             tenure of Robert Smith the Same rent &

                                             arrear