436 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1660.

Liber
P. C. R,

the board is that the def^t shall haue his f reedome Corne and Cloathes
with costs of Suite
The deposicon of Judith Hemslye aged twenty seaven yeares or
thereabouts sworne in Courte January 21^th 1660
Sayth Thomas Southerne came in The Ship with her aboute
seauen yeares since being a Servant to one M^r George Johnson and
the said Southerns Indenture was made at Sea for seaven yeares and
when wee came to Yorke river the said Johnson sould him to one M^r
Wadlow for seaven yeares and afterwards the said Wadlow and
Thomas Southerne made a bargaine that y^r said Thomas Southerne
should serue another yeare to him and he would teach him the trade
of a Cooper and farther Sayth not
Macum Mecray aged three and twenty yeares or thereabouts
Sworne in Courte Sayth That M^r Wadloe related after he had bought
the said Thomas Southern that he was to serue him Eight yeares and
for consideracon he was to teache him the trade of a Cooper for one
of the Eight yeares seruice aforesaid and further sayth not.
William Herslye aged twenty six yeares or thereabouts sworne
in Courte Sayth, That carrying Thomas Southerne home to his
Masters howse his Mistres asked him whether or not he did not say
before his Master Wadloe that he had three Crops to serue he an-
swered he did to please his Master, and M^rs Bradnox answered
through a young Knaue and an ould Knaue they were deceiued of
their Right and further sayth not
Nicholas Bradnox and John ————— doth alsoe testefye in
Courte that Thomas .... that he had three Cropps ....

p. 439
Cornwaleys
v. Penny

Vpon the mocon of Cap^t Thomas Cornewallis touching a Cowe
that he formerly vndertooke to pay Henry Penny in the behalfe of
the Country, which said Cowe being sett a parte for the vse aforesaid
one yeare or more, And the said Penny neglecting to come to receiue
the said Cowe, the aforesaid Cap^t Cornewallis humbly moves the
Courte to haue that tender stand good ag^t the said Penny the said
Cowe being yett aliue, with her increase. Whereupon the Courte
orders that the said tender shall stand good ag^t the said Penny he
haueing neglected as is before Expressed.

Dent v.
Dickason

This day came Walter Dickason into Courte and accknowledged
Judgem^t vnto M^r Thomas Dent for twelue hundred and fifty pounds
of tobacco and Caske, twelue hundred and tenn or thereabouts being
Specialty and the rest upon Accompt the said Specialty is to be
cancelled Henry Coursey Sec^r :