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350 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1659.
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Liber
P. C. R.
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This Bills are (as appeareth by the Copies) Three, Wch the
Hotchkeys engaged to the accountable for, as aforesd.
Henry Bullens Bill for
Thomas Longe for
John Lodmore for
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2400l
1300
0650
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4350
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Brooke v.
Utye
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The Judgmt 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 tht both hee & his sd Brother
came into this Prouince fowre yeares since, being both bownd by In-
denture to serue Mr Hen: Corbin fowre yeares apeice, And whereas
the sd Mr Corbin sold both him & his Brother to Cott Nath: Vtye, wth
whom they lyued one whole yeare, And then the sd Coll sold them both
againe to Mr Joseph Wicks for ffowre yeares to exspyre being a
yeare apeice more then they couenanted for wth their first Master,
Soe thth hauing serued the sd Mr Wicks three yeares, they both de-
manded their ffreedome. In the interim (they being att the neighbors
bowses) Mr Wicks goeing to the Coft, & certifying him, how tht both
those seruants, hee bought of him for the time aforesd, claymed their
fifreedome. The sd Coll directing his warth to the Constable forced the
Pet™ Brother Thomas Brooke to returne againe to his foresd Master,
Mr Joseph Wicks, & there to remaine & serue him Two yeares
longer, then the sd Thomas first couenanted for (whereuppon hee
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conceiueth ....... ) And wth all setting the Petr ffrancis Brookes free.
It is Ordered tht this Cause be respited till next Prouinciall Court
And tht Coll Nath: Vtye, by tht time produce the Seruants Indenture,
or proue by other sufficient Testimony tht the sd Thomas hath soe
long time to serue, as hee sold him for, & now claymeth, (Wch hee
assumeth to doe) And it is further Ordered th{ the sd Thomas
Brooke in the meane time, remaine wth his foresd master, & performe
his labour: Who is to bee allowed & satisfyed for his sd labour &
seruice; in case hee shall then bee adiudged ffree by the Board.
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Thomas v.
Cole's
Estate
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To the hoble the Gouernor & 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 yor Petrs husband, the sume of 2970l Tob,
And the sd Coles Estate falling to his Lp of this Prouince, shee
humbly beseecheth yor honrs to grant her an Order for the sd Debt,
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