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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658. 241


To the first Cow calfe he sayth tht Mr Ouerzee told him, how tht

one John Stratton hath since layd claime to: affirming tht the marke
was his marke
Examined by me Willm Bretton.

The Depos" of Edward Good aged 25 yeares or thereabouts, Sayth
That in this Deponts hearing Willm Hampsted demanded of Mr
Ouerzee Two Cowes & Two Calfes, Wch hee promised to deliuer to
him att the next returne of the Sloope, in St Georges Ritier, & this
was 5 yeares agoe come next Spring & further sayth not.
Sworne & Examined before me Robt Taylor.

And the deft produceth a Receipt for one Cow payd for the plfs
use in Virginia & alleageth how tht hee payd another Cow to the plf
himselfe, out of his owne pen here in Maryland.

Liber

P. C. R.

Receaued of Symon Ouerzee by my Attorney in Lin-hauen Mr
Richard Richardson one Cow wth her encrease as wittnes my hand
this 19 feb. 1655. William Hampsted
Test, William Eale Theophilus Rogers.

Mr Nicholas Yowng informes the Court tht in his presence that
calfe was marked of Mr Ouerzees marke, wch was made choyce of by
Mr Richardson for the plfs use. But hauing notice thereof Mr
Ouerzee caused it to bee marked againe of another marke, but
remembreth not what the marke was.
The Court see noe Cause of Accon, & thereuppon nonsuite is
graunted agst the plf on behalfe of the deft.

P. 198

Vppon the plfs writt of Scire facias for Three hundd pownds of
Tob, besides Two hundd pownds of Tob charges, & costs of suite ouer
& aboue the sd Two hundd pownds of Tob, wch the ptf obteyned agst
the deft Att a Court held att Patuxt the 17th of ffeb 1657, as by the sd
Order more att large appeareth. The deft appeares & alleageth tht
hee hath payd Two hundd & fiueteene pownds of Tob, to Capt Willm
Stone in satisfaction of that Debt, Wch not appearing to the Court,
tht it was payd in behalfe of the plf, & for tht peculiar Debt; & the
Deft not able to make further proofe
It is Ordered tht the deft pay unto the plf according to the writt, &
Order of Court (Viz) Three hundd pownds of Tob. principall,
besides Two hundd pownds of Tob for dammages, wth Costs of suite

John
Harwood v.

Willm

Edwin

The plf produceth the defts Bill for 1000l Tob. The plft denyeth
this to bee his Act & deed, But denyeth not tht he hath a Bill out to
one Catchmay (to whom allso this Bill of 1000l Tob. is made and
signed) of about 500l Tob. yett sayth this is not his bill here produced
& further tht hee oweth noe such summe.

16

Capt
Thomas
Cornewaleys
v. Richard
Sheppey



 
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