32 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1657-8.

Lib. B. No. 3
1657/8
Feb. 17

Harwood v.
Edin

The Same Court Continued the 17^th of ffeb: 1657 Present as the
day before

Whereas Iohn Harwood hath Severall Courts Petitioned this
Court, and Issued forth Severall Writts against William Edin for
Satisfaction for five barrells of Corne, Sold by the Said Harwood
to the Said Edin to Satisfie a debt of three hundred pounds of Tob :
for the use of the Said Harwood to Henry ffox as the wife of the
Said Edin formerly in this Court hath Confessed, And a Refference
being Granted the Last Court at the desire of the Said Edin unto this

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Court, and the S^d Edin not appearing, The Court doth order that the
Said Edin Shall Satisfie the Said three hundred pounds of Tob^o
with two hundred pounds of Tobacco Charge and Cost of Suit or
else Execution, unless the Said Edin do by the next Court make
appeare that he hath Satisfied the Said debt to the Said ffox.

Ewens v.
Johnson

Whereas Cap^t William Ewens Administ^r of the Estate of Cap^t
Iohn Barriffe deced hath Petitioned for a debt, of one hundred Sixty
and nine pounds of Tobacco and Caske due by Bill, unto the Said
Barriffe deceased from Cornelius Iohnson, And the Said Iohnson
alledging that he Served the Said Barriff one month, for which he
Sayeth that he never Received Satisfaction as he Can prove by
Arther Wright The Court doth therefore Order that if the S^d
Wright do Testife that the S^d lohnson did Serve the Said Barriffe
And that to his knowledge he never reced Satisfaction, then the
Said lohnson to have in his Bill for Satisfaction for his Service So
performed to the Said Barriffe, or Else the Said lohnson to Satisfie
the Said Debt of one hundred Sixty nine pounds of Tobacco w^th
Cost of Suit

Smith v.
Cockerell

Whereas Richard Smith the last Court obtained an order for
Attachment against the Estate of Iohn Cockrell to a Legall Determi-
nation this Court, for a debt of two hundred Seventy and one
pounds of Tobacco And the Said Smith Suing for order from this
Court for Iudgment upon his Attachment, And the S^d Cockrell not
appearing to plead to the Said Attachm^t upon the oath of the. Said
Smith, and Thomas Bellcher th^t the Said debt is Due, The Court
doth order that Satisfaction be made out of Such Goods as were
So Attatcht with Cost of Suit, or Else Execution.

Seamor v.
Eltonhead

Whereas Thomas Seamor arrested to this Court m^rs Iane Elton-
head for a debt of Seven hundred and twenty pounds of Tobacco
and Caske due by Bill, The Court doth order that the Said m^rs

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Eltonhead Shall Satisfie the Said Debt of Seven hundred and
twenty pounds of Tobacco and Caske with Cost of Suit or Else
Execution.