240 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

Liber
P. C. R.
March 1

Twesday p^o March.
Pnt^e

Josias ffendall Esq^r Gou^r M^r Robert Clearke M^r Bak: Brooke
Philip Caluert Esq^r Seer. M^r Job Chandler M^r Edw: Lloyd.
Cap^t William Stone D^r Luke Barber

Proprietary
v. Harbert

war^t to the Sheriffe of S^t Maries County to bring Harbert Mate
to Cap^t Rich: Hobbs & allso the Passengers now in the Sloope w^th
him before the Gou^e & Councell w^thout delay. To make answere to
what shall be demanded on the behalfe of the L^d Prop^e.
Who appearing in Court, & being charged for th^t the Passengers
went up & downe complayning for want of prouision & uictualls,
yett the Gou^r being satisfyed in th^t, the s^d Harbert had sufficient
prouisions in his Sloope & gaue sufficient allowance to the Passengers,
as hee alleageth. Hee is dismissed.

To the hon^ble Court &c :

Hampstead
v. Overzee
p. 197

The humble Petⁿ of Will^m Hampsted Sheweth That whereas M^r
Symon Ouerzee standeth indebted to yo^r Pet^r one Cow & a Calfe, w^ch
should haue bene deliuered to him uppon his Plantaon att S^t Maries
5 yeares agoe, & are not yett payd, being much damnifyed in the
losse of their encrease, & the want of the milk for his sustenance,
W^ch Cattle he hath often demanded of M^r Ouerzee, But hee hath not
yett taken any Course to satisfy the same, allso yo^r Pet^r sheweth th^t
M^r Ouerzee standeth indebted to him 100^l Tob for a barrell of Corne
bought of M^r Land for the s^d M^r Ouerzees use, for w^ch he craueth
order, & allsoe dammage for his encrease of his Cattle & want of the
milk &c :

The deft requesteth th^t the plf proue what is alleaged in his Petⁿ.
Who thereuppon produced these Depos^ns or testimoneis
Adam Christian aged 28 yeares or thereabouts sworne & exam-
ined this 2o^th January 1658 Sayth That during his time of Seruice
w^th M^r Ouerzee, Will^m Hampstead demanded of the s^d Ouerzee
Cattle due from him to the s^d Hampsted & M^r Ouerzee promised the
s^d Hampsted to deliuer him his Cattle here att S^t Maries, soe soone
as his Sloope came up againe from Virginia & further Sayth not.
Jurat Coraⁿ me Will^m Bretton.

Thomas Kemp Examined att the request of William Hampsted
this 7^th day of ffebruary 1658 Sayth, That att Linne Hauen in
Virginia there was a Cow & a Cow calfe made choyce of for M^r
Hampsteds use by M^r Richardson, W^ch Cow is since dead. Yett
before th^t shee dyed, shee had another Cow calfe w^ch calfe M^r Ouer-
zee marked, but what is since become of th^t calfe, he cannot tell.