Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658. 253

Tob. howse w^ch belonged to M^r Ouerzee, this Depon^t doth uppon
his oath declare That there neuer was any Calfe taken up by M^r
Harrise, or any belonging to him, relating to M^r Ouerzee or any
Body else. But th^t the s^d M^r Harrise had a heyfer about two yeares
of age th^t brought a Calfe, th^t fell about february 1656, & the s^d
heyfer not hauing milke sufficient to bring up her calfe, hee this
Depon^t & the s^d M^r Harrise feeding the s^d Calfe w^th Mush, & using a
Ragge for the better feeding it, the s^d Calfe swallowed downe the
ragge & chockd' it selfe, & further sayth not.
Jurat Cora^m Hen: Coursey, ffran: Anketill

Liber
P. C. R.

Edward Dexter aged 21 yeares or thereabouts sworne & examined
the day aboue specifyed Sayth That hee hath beene a seruant unto
M^r Rich: Harrise & M^r Henry Coursey euer since January 1654, &
further th^t what Thomas Walton hath sworne touching M^rs Elton-
head & M^r Ouerzee, & then M^r Harrises' Cattle is truth, & further
Sayth not.
Jurat Cora^m Henry Coursey, ffra: Anketill

The ptf sayth, th^t the deft milking his Cow, weakened his Cow,
by w^ch meanes shee dyed, & further th^t the cattle were deteyned by
the deft, untill the ptf should pay a payre of shooes to her Cowkeeper,
& Corne for the Catties keeping. To w^ch the deft answereth th^t
That Cow w^ch is lyuing is the Cow th^t was milked, being milked in the
Corne field w^thin the fence, & might goe out when shee pleased. It
is Ordered th^t the deft deliuer to the plf th^t Cow w^ch is now lyuing
att her howse, & another yeareling heifer

p. 210

George Mee petitioneth the Court for Judgm^t agst the Estate of
Will^m Bents for 900^l Tob. formerly attatched during the time of
Cap^t Will^m Stones gouernm^t.
It is Ordered (the s^d Bents neuer as yett appearing, as is proued &
attested in Court) That the Pet^r haue Judgm^t for nine hund^d pownds
of Tob & Cask, attatched in the hands of Will^m Lucas, & Marke
Peypo, according to his s^d Petⁿ & demand.

Mee v.
Bents

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

The humble Petⁿ of Symon Ouerzee Sheweth That M^r James
Lindsey Admistrato^r to Symon Antonio hauing procured his letter
of Admistraon after yo^r Pet^r had entred a Caueat for Admistraon
(as by the Record may appeare) & the s^d Antonio being indebted

Overzee v.
Lindsey

unto yo^r Pet^r 1200^l Tob & Cask 19^th Nouemb^r 1656. Yo^r Pet^r
humbly intreateth th^t hee may haue Order for paym^t of the s^a Debt,
w^th forbearance & charges of suite in the first place, & hee shall
pray &c :
This Cause Respited till next Prou: Court.

Vid. fol. 263