242 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

Liber
P. C. R.

Cap^t Nicholas Gwyther Sayth uppon oath, th^t the last yeare com-
ming to New Towne, att the request of Cap^t Cornewaleys under-
standing th^t Richard Sheppey lyued att Rob^t Coles (his kinsman by
marriage) Hee told the s^d Rob^t Cole, th^t Rich: Sheppey was indebted
to Cap^t Cornewaleys in the summe of 1000^l Tob. & if soe bee hee
would come to Cap^t Cornewaleys & take some course w^th him about
it, & pay it, hee would forbeare him till next yeare; not speaking to
Rich: Sheppey att all, & Rob^t Cole promised this Depon^t to goe downe
to the s^d Cap^t Cornewaleys about it.

p. 199

John Abington Sayth, That hee demanded 1000^l Tob. of Richard
Sheppey for his Master Thomas Cornewaleys, To w^cn the s^d Sheppey
answered, th^t he had noe Tob att the p^ent, but was in suite for some
w^ch he hoped to recouer, & th^t if the s^d Thomas Cornewaleys would
forbeare sueing of him, hee would pay him one hogshead of Tob
this yeare, & it might bee Two, & the next yeare the rest, But if he
did sue him, he would pay him none, or words to this effect.
And the plf demanding of the deft how this Bill came to be signed
w^th his name ?
To w^ch he sayth th^t the s^d Catchmay tooke him into the woods &
threatned him to knock out his braynes if hee did not putt his hand
to a paper or Bill, w^ch hee did, & further th^t hee knoweth not what
was in th^t paper or Bill soe signed by him, neyther whither this bee
the paper or Bill hee signed.
Respited till tomorrow morning.

Abraham-
son's
Adminx. v.
Blinkhouse

Know all men by these p^ents th^t I ffrances Abramson the Admis-
trato^r of my husband Cornelius Abramson doe constitute & appoynt
my louing freind James Veitch my true & law full Attorney to
demand, aske and receiue, & uppon denyall to arrest sue, implead &
imprisone all or any such p^esons as is engaged to mee as admistrato^r
of my s^d husband, & what my s^d Attorney shall doe, I doe hereby
ratify & confirme, as if I were p^esonally present. In wittnes whereof
I haue hereunto sett my hand this 29^th Nouemb^r 1658
Test, ffrances f. Abramson
ffrancis Armestrong
Thomas T Browne.

To the hon^ble the Gouerno⁶ & Councell &c:

The humble Petⁿ of ffrances Abrahamson, Admistratrix &c:
Sheweth That yo^r Pet^rs husband sold a Plantaon to Rob^t Blinkhorne
for 6000^l Tob. (Viz) 3000^l payable in Novemb^r 57, & 3000^l payable
in Nouembr 58, for w^ch shee humbly prayeth an Order of this hon^ble
Court, w^th Charges of suite & shee shall pray &c :

Know all men by these p^ents That Wee Cornelius Abramson &
Rob^t Blinkhorne haue Couenanted & agreed betwixt us this 20^th of
Aprill 1657.