350 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1659.

Liber
P. C. R.

This Bills are (as appeareth by the Copies) Three, W^ch the
Hotchkeys engaged to the accountable for, as afores^d.
Henry Bullens Bill for
Thomas Longe for
John Lodmore for

s^dM^r

2400^l
1300
0650

4350

Brooke v.
Utye

The Judgm^t of the whole Board is th^{ the Admistratrix repay back
the Tob allready receaued, and allso the forementioned Bills, or the
Tob specif yed therein. And soe Ordered accordingly.

Whereas ffrancis Brooke hath petitioned this Court in behalfe of
his Brother Thomas Brooke, Shewing th^t both hee & his s^d Brother
came into this Prouince fowre yeares since, being both bownd by In-
denture to serue M^r Hen: Corbin fowre yeares apeice, And whereas
the s^d M^r Corbin sold both him & his Brother to Co^tt Nath: Vtye, w^th
whom they lyued one whole yeare, And then the s^d Co^ll sold them both
againe to M^r Joseph Wicks for ffowre yeares to exspyre being a
yeare apeice more then they couenanted for w^th their first Master,
Soe th^th hauing serued the s^d M^r Wicks three yeares, they both de-
manded their ffreedome. In the interim (they being att the neighbo^rs
bowses) M^r Wicks goeing to the Co^ft, & certifying him, how th^t both
those seruants, hee bought of him for the time afores^d, claymed their
fifreedome. The s^d Co^ll directing his war^th to the Constable forced the
Pet™ Brother Thomas Brooke to returne againe to his fores^d Master,
M^r Joseph Wicks, & there to remaine & serue him Two yeares
longer, then the s^d Thomas first couenanted for (whereuppon hee

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conceiueth ....... ) And w^th all setting the Pet^r ffrancis Brookes free.
It is Ordered th^t this Cause be respited till next Prouinciall Court
And th^t Co^ll Nath: Vtye, by th^t time produce the Seruants Indenture,
or proue by other sufficient Testimony th^t the s^d Thomas hath soe
long time to serue, as hee sold him for, & now claymeth, (W^ch hee
assumeth to doe) And it is further Ordered th^{ the s^d Thomas
Brooke in the meane time, remaine w^th his fores^d master, & performe
his labour: Who is to bee allowed & satisfyed for his s^d labour &
seruice; in case hee shall then bee adiudged ffree by the Board.

Thomas v.
Cole's
Estate

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

The humble Petⁿ of Anne Thomas Widow &c: Sheweth That
whereas Thomas Cole of this Prouince late deceased did att his
death stand indebted to yo^r Pet^rs husband, the sume of 2970^l Tob,
And the s^d Coles Estate falling to his L^p of this Prouince, shee
humbly beseecheth yo^r hon^rs to grant her an Order for the s^d Debt,