424 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1660.

Liber
P. C. R.

W^ch nifty Nyne pounds being allowed There remaines due to the
prt two hundred Nynty two pounds Tob and Caske. The Judgment
of the Court is that the deft pay forthwith to the prt the said 292^l
Tob and Caske with Costs of Suite.

Feb. 22
Act of
Indemnity

ffryday 22 ffebr Present as aforesaid
To the demand of the Grand Jury (vizt) Whither as a Grand
Jury it belongs to vs to take notice of his Ma^ties gennerall Act of
Indempnity
It is answered by the Court that considering they are sworne onely
to inquire what offences haue bene comitted not what haue bene
pardoned, they do Judge that as a Grand Jury it belongs to them onely
to take notice of what hath bene committed

ft

Signed by appointm^t of the Court P Bathe

Thomas
Adams by
his Attorney
John
Hawkins v.
Abraham
Sheeres

The plt desires Eight thowsand three hundred thirty Eight pounds
of Tob due by the deft by bill dated the 29^th of March 1659 payable
the 10^th of Nouember following, as by the said bills assignment and
letter of Attorney thereupon more at large appeareth vizt This Bill
bindeth me Abraham Shears of Surrey County his heires or Assignes
to pay or cause to be paid vnto Thomas Adams of the Isle of weight
County his heires or Assignes the full and iust sume of 8338^l of good
sound marchantable Tobaccoes according to the Act now established
payable at or before the tenth of Nouember next ensuing the date
of this presents at some convenient place in the County of Surrey,
As wittness my hand this ....

p. 425

I doe assigne ouer all my Right, Tytle and intrest of this within
specified bill to M^r John Hawkins, wittnes my hand this 15^th of
december 1660. Tho. Adams
Test Edward Bushell
M^r John Hawkings pray doe me the fauor as to recouer from M^r
Abraham Shears being now as I heare at Wiccocomako the within
specified Sumes either by lawe or otherwise, and what you shall doe
therein I shall ratify and allow of as an action of my lawfull and
deputed Attorney Wittnes my hand this 15^th of december 1660
Test Edward Bushell John Pierce. Tho: Adams
To all w^ch the defend^t answered that -p duress of imprisonment hee
was forced to giue the said Bill to the prt, and it being putt to the
vote whither a lawfull imprisonm^t or not
M^r Lloyd is of opinion that it is a lawfull imprisonm^t
M^r Bateman that it was no lawfull imprisonm^t
M^r Brooke the same with M^r Bateman
M^r Clarke that it is a lawfull imprisonm^t
M^r Coursey the same with M^r Clarke
The Gouernor that it is noe lawfull imprisonm^t
And it being by the Maior Vote of the Board resolued that it is no
lawfull imprisonment, A non Suite is granted in this Cause.