Provincial Court Proceedings, 1660. 391

that because the Contract makes prouision for the intrusting of
such persons onely as were at least supposed to be sure paymasters,
and these men were well knowne to M^r Oversee to be otherwise
Neither are the bills marked with the Copartners marke, wherefore
I order they be againe retourned to M^rs Overzee yet shee to allow
M^r Augustine nothing in consideration thereof, but what he is before
awarded
Sixtly I the said Vmpire doe Order and decree that M^r Augustin
Herman, and M^rs Elizabeth Overzee doe forthwith giue acquittances
Each to other to determine all doubts and Controversies in reference
to all former dealings betwixt M^r Augustine Herman and M^r Symon
Overzee or his widdow M^rs Elizabeth Oversee, excepting onely what
is specified in this present award, which is to continue firme and
irrevokable vntill the same be effectually performed in all the parts
and clauses thereof, and is for the reconcileing all differences and
putting a period to all doubts betweene the parties aforesaid. In
testimony whereof I haue herevnto sett my hand and Scale the day
and yeare first abouewritten.
(Vntill the same be effectually performed in all the parts and
clauses thereof, was interlyned before the signing and sealing there-
of) Signed Robt Slye
Wittnes Samuell Vampken John [ mark ] Greene his marke.

Liber
P. C. R.

The said Augustine Herman marchant demanded the ensuing
discharge to be entred among the Provinciall Records vizt
These presents Wittnesseth that I Augustine Herman marchant
Doe hereby discharge and acquitt M^rs Elizabeth Oversee, from all
Claimes Bills, Bonds Accompts and Controversies concearning any
manner of dealings and Negotiations formerly had betweene M^r
Symon Oversee her deceased husband and me from the begining of
the world to this present day, Except a Bond of Arbitration and
award of Vmpiradge with the security therevnto relateing, w^ch are
to be performed As wittness my hand this Seuenth of January One
thowsand Six hundred and Sixty Signed Augustine Herman
Signed and deliuered in presence of vs Peter Bathe W^m Brereton.

Mary Clocker mother to Thomas Courtney with her husband
Daniell Clocker came this day being the Seuenth of January 1660,
and desired to haue entred among the Records that shee does freely
giue vnto her said Sonn liberty to doe for himselfe, being now of
the age of Nynteene yeares and doth release what power shee hath
ouer him as his Guardian to the end hee may doe for himselfe here-
after

7 January
1660
p. 390

Re Courtney