Provincial Court Proceedings, 1657-8. 23

Whereas m^r William Dorrington hath Petitioned to this Court for
Charges Expended in the time of the Sickness of Bassill Little
merchant deceased viz. for his funerall Charges three thousand, for
the diett of three Servants nine weekes per piece, two Thousand
Seven hundred, for m^r Sledd's accommodation dyett & Storadge
two Thousand, In all amounting to Seven thousand Seven hundred,
which accompt being Examined by the Court, The Court doth order
that Seven thousand pounds of Tobacco and Caske be paid unto the
Said m^r William Dorrington, out of the Estate of the Said m^r Bassill
Little deceased, in full Satisfaction of the aforesaid accompt of
Seven Thousand Seven hundred pounds of Tobacco and Caske.

Lib. B. No. 3
Dorrington
v. Morris

Order to m^r Richard Smith
Whereas m^r Richard Smith hath presented before this Court a
woman Servant of m^r Bassill Little deceased named Elizabeth Lee
(bought of m^r Henry Meese Merchant Executor to the Said Estate)
Coming in without Indenture, to Iudge according to Act of Assembly
her age, The Court doth ludge the Said Servant not to be of the age
of Sixteen yeares, and to Serve according as the Law in that Case
hath Provided.

Re Lee

Whereas it appeareth to this Court that Iohn Sutton Standeth
Indebted unto the Estate of m^r Bassill Little deceased, the Sume
of five hundred and fifty pounds of Tobacco and Caske, as by Bill
dated the fifth of march last appeareth, The Court doth order that
the Said Iohn Sutton Shall Satisfie the Said debt of five hundred
and fifty pounds of Tobacco and Caske w^th Cost of Suit, or Else
Execution

Morris v.
Sutton

Whereas Christopher Gary hath Petitioned this Court for a debt
of two Thousand pounds of Tobacco and Caske being due by Con-
dition, from Thomas Letchworth to the Said Gary for a Servant
bought by the Said Letchworth of the Said Gary. And the Said

Gary v.
Letchworth

Letchworth being bound, Covenant to deliver back the Said Servant,
as also to pay one Hogshead of Tob: upon default of payment for
the Said Servant (upon demand) The Court doth therefore order
that th^e Said Servant Redelivered to the Said Gary according to
Condition with one Hogshead of Good and bright Tobacco forth-
with to be Satisfied otherwise Execution to pass against the Estate
of the Said Letchworth.

P. 390

Whereas it appeareth to this Court that Henry Cox Standeth in-
debted to the Estate of m^r Bassill Little deceased in the Sume of one
Thousand one hundred Eighty two pounds of Tobacco and Caske
as by two Severall Specialties appeareth, The Court doth order that
the Said Cox do forthwith Satisfie the Said one Thousand one hun-

Morris v.
Cox