244 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

Liber
P. C.R.

Presentm^t. The Jury doth present th^t Robert Holt of Greens
Poynt in S^t Georges hund^d in the County of S^t Maries Cooper, on
the 28^th day of January last, att the howse of Will^m Wilkinson in S^t
Georges hund^d in the County afores^d Clerk not hauing the feare of
god before his eyes, did marry Christian Bonnefeild (Dorothy Holt
his lawfull Wife being lyuing) Contrary to the forme of the Statute
in th^t Case prouided, And agst the peace of the Lord Prop^r his
Rule & Gouerm^t.

p. 201

Likewise the Jury doth present That Will^m Wilkinson of S^t
Georges hund^d in the County of S^t Maries Clerk was accessary afore
the ffact in the fellonious contryuing & Counselling the s^d marriage,
& allso in ioyning the s^d parties in marriage, after hee had diuorced
the s^d Robert Holt & Dorothy his Wife agst the peace of his L^p his
Rule & Gouerm^t as afores^d. After the Presentm^t was read, The
Prisoners alleage th^t this Jury is a uery weake Jury, to goe uppon soe
weighty a busines, (they being soe nearely concernd therein) as life
& death, And there being few others p^ent in Court but what are
Catholikes, w^ch The prisoners afore requested might not be warned
on their Jury, desyring that a Protestant Jury might passe on them,
& w^ch the Gouerno^r consented unto, as most reasonable.

It is Ordered th^t the Sheriffe take sufficient Bayle of Rob^t Holt for
his appearance att the next Prouinciall Court, And the Gou^eerno^r
himselfe assumed to bee M^r W^m Wilkinson's Bayle

Overzee v.
Cornwaleys

To the hon^ble the Gouerno^e & Councell &c :

The humble Petⁿ of Symon Ouerzee Sheweth Whereas Cap^t
Thomas Cornewaleys is indebted to yo^e Pet^e 3370^l Tob & Cask for
goods deliuered by his Store-keeper uppon a note of Creditt sent
by the s^d Cap^t dat, Decemb^r 5^th 1657, yo^e Pet^e therfore humbly
prayeth an order for the s^d Debt, & damages susteyned for want of
the Tob to compleate his freight, w^th charges of suite. And he shall
pray &c:
To w^ch demand & Pet" of the ptl, The deft sayth, th^t he sent his

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230

noate (uppon request) for certaine goods mentioned in his noate, &
to a certaine summe, And how th^t the Debt ought to haue been de-
manded of the party to whom the s^d goods were deliuered. And th^t
hee assumed to pay soe far, as his noate of Creditt extended, & is not
obliged to pay further.
This Cause is putt a Jury war^t to the Sheriffe for Jury.
Sheriffe Returnes his writt & warned
fforeman

M^r Thomas Hinson,
M^r James Lindsey,
M^r Tho: Ringhould,
M^r James Langworth

M^r Henry Adams,
M^r Tho: Belcher,
M^r Richard Willan
M^r William Boreman

M^r Philip Land
Cap^t Sampson Waring
M^r Tho: Sowth
M^r James Veitch