156 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

Liber
P. C. R.
Mullekin v.
Coursey

James Mullekin came into Court, & doth acquitt & release M^r
Henry Coursey from all orders of Court formerly had or obteyned
agst him the s^d Coursey, M^r Coursey paying the Court Charges.

To the hon^ble the Gouerno^e & Councell

Bowling v.
Anderton

The humble Petⁿ of James Bowling, Humbly Sheweth

That yo^e Pet^e had a Bond of M^r John Andertons for fowrty
pownds sterl. w^th a Condicon thereunto annexed, w^ch was as follow-
eth (Viz) That if in case the s^d M^r John Anderton did faythfully
buy Twenty pownds worth of goods in England, according to yo^r
Pet^rs order to him in an Inuoyce gyuen when hee went to England
last in Company w^th the p^ent Gou^r, And consigne the s^d goods soe
bought or to be bought by Bill of Lading signed by some Master of
some good ship, th^t should come the then next returne of shipping
from England to this prouince of Maryland againe, (w^ch the s^d M^r
Anderton neuer did) And notw^thstanding his Breach of Couen^t, God
being pleased to uisitt yo^r Pet^r w^th a greiuous siknes this last Spring
euen unto Death, Yo^r Pet^r made a Will, & made the s^d M^r Anderton

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Ouerseer thereof, to dispose of th^t Debt in case yo^r Pet^r dyed, unto a
neare relaon of yo^r Pet^rs in Virginia, But in case hee did recouer,
That then the s^d Debt should remaine payable to yo^r Pet^r, as att first
deliuering to him the s^d M^r Anderton his Bond in.
Now yo^r Pef being by gods prouidence restored to his health
againe demanded of the s^d M^r Anderton his debt or Bond back
againe, w^ch the s^d M^r Anderton did most p^efidiously refuse. Saying
hee ought yo^r Pet^r nothing now the humble request of yo^e Pet^e is th^t
this hon^ble Court would grant him Judgm^t, agst the s^d M^r Anderton
for the s^d ffowrty pownds sterl. & Court Charge. And hee as in
duty Bownd shall euer pray &c :
Arthure Ludford aged 36 yeares or thereabouts Sayth th^t hee
drew a Bond of ffowrty pownds sterl. for James Bowling & M^r
John Anderton signed it, to the best of this Depon^ts remembrance.
To this effect, That the s^d John Anderton should ship him, by Bill of
Lading taken in James Bowlings name Twenty pownds sterling
worth of goods to be deliuered here att the first penny in England, &
further sayth not.
The Informaon of Will^m Hampstead
I will^m Hampstead am able to testify, That James Bowling did
say unto mee, th^t hee made choyce of John Standish, because he
knew his freinds, & hee would doe more for the s^d John, then hee
should doe for another, & thus much I am able to testify uppon oath.
W^m Hampstead.

M^r Will^m Coursey deposed Sayth, That hee tooke a Bond out of
James Bowlings Chest, att the s^d Bowlings appoyntm^t & Reading it,
deliuered the same unto M^r John Anderton.