296 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1659.

Liber
P. C. R.

make Oath of ffidelity to his L^p, as is prouided for by Act of As-
sembly of this Prouince hauing thereby made himselfe uncapable
of holding any Land of his L^p, & not able to giue the s^d Web assur-
ance of the s^d Land, of whom he hath receiued paym^t, as is afore
shewen. And whereas the s^d Land, is since (through the s^d Larkins
default) graunted away to Edward Cox. It is therefore Ordered th^t
the s^d John Larkin repay back to the s^d Edmund Web one Thowsand
pownds of Tob & Cask, whenas noe assurance hath bene guy en to the
s^d Web of the s^d Land, by the s^d Larkin. Hee hauing not complyed
w^th the Condicons of Plantaon whereby any Land w^th in this prou-

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ince could be graunted to him besides such dammages as the s^d Web
shall rightly make appeare & susteyned for want of his Tob these 5
yeares as hee alleageth.

Parrott v.
Brasse

Whereas Will^m Parrott hath petitioned the Court for reparaon in
his credit, agst Alice Brasse, Shewing how th^t the s^d Brasse being his
seruant, & hee correcting her, scandalously reported how her s^d
Master had broake Two of her ribbs, & th^t if shee dyed w^th in a
twelue month shee would lay her death to him, &c :
Cap^t Sampson waring sayth, th^t being att M^r Stanleys, M^r Stanley
requested him & James Veitch, & M^r Will^m Coursey, to goe in & see
his seruant hee had bought of M^r Parrott, And shee seemed then to
bee lame & sayd th^t if shee dyed, M^r Parrott was the occasion of her
Death by unreasonably beating her w^th a great stick. And that shee
thought th^t hee had broken one or Two of her ribbs, And this Depon^t
sayth th^t shee then att th^t time lay, as if shee were dying, but the next
morning shee went about her business in dressing Victualls, & right-
ing up the howse.
James Veitch Jurat ide^m uerbatim quod Cap^t Waring, Anne
Neuell sayth th^t Veiwing Anne Brasse & searching her, shee fownd
her all black & blew ouer one of her shoulders & ouer the back &
sweld downe the back.
M^r Stanley informeth the Court, th^t it was a fortnight or three
weekes after Anne Neuell searched her, from the time M^r Parrott
beate her & th^t it was w^th a stick, as big as her little finger, & th^t shee
still complaines of the payne in her back.
The Judgm^t of the Court is There appeares noe cause of Accon &
both parties dismissed.

Belcher v.
Cornelius

Caluert County. Command John Cornelius & Elionor his Wife to
hold plea to Thomas Belcher of Caluert County in an accon of
Couen^t of a parcell of Land being part or parcell of the Resurrection
Manner in Caluert County afores^d, formerly conueyed, or sold to
Cornelius Kennde by Thomas Cornewaleys Esq^r of the Crosse in the
County of S^t Maries, & by him to John Knap, & by the s^d Knap, to