Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661. 515

To the Right hono^ble the Leiuetenn^t Generall and the rest of the
Councell &c

The humble peticon of John Nicholls on the behalfe of his daugh-
ter Easter Nicholls Humbly sheweth That whereas yo^r peticon^rs
daughter being a Freewoman borne in this Province, and Cap^t
Thomas Cornewallis often pressing yo^r peticon^r that she might come
and Hue with him to wayte on his wife did at his request and desire
putt his said daughter to him he promising him she should doe
nothing else but wayte on his wife as by seuerall wittnesses yo^r pet^r
can make appeare
Now soc it is may it please yo^r honors that the S^d Cap^t Corne-
wallis haueing sould most parte of his Estate in this Country to one
M^r John Nuttall and yo^r pet^rs daughter amongst the rest of his
Seruants alsoe Contrary to equity and justice the said Nuttall refuses
to deliuer her up to yo^r pet^r without an order of this hono^ble Co^rt
The p^rmisses considered yo^r pet^r humbly craues an order of this
hono^ble Co^rt for her freedome soe that yo^r poore pet^rs daughter may
not be made a slaue And he shall pray &c.
Whereupon was pduced this Indenture which is as followeth
This Indenture made the second of February 1658 Betweene John
Nicholls and Hester Nicholls of the one parte and Thomas Corne-
wallis and Penelope his wife on the other parte Wittnesseth that the
said John and Hester Nicholls doth couenante promise and Grant to
and with the said Thomas Cornewallis and Penelope his wife that
the said Hester Nicholls shall serue the said Thomas [Cornwaleys]

Liber
P. C. R.
p. 908
Nicholls v.
Nuttall (per
Daniel
Clocker,
attorney)

.... their Assigns shall finde and allowe the s^d Hester meate drinke
Apparrell and lodging In Wittness whereof the s^d John Nicholls &
Hester Nicholls haue hereunto sett their hands & Seales the day &
yeare aboue written John Nicholls his marke I HH
Hester Nicholls + her marke
Sealed and deliuered in the p^rsence of Rich. Hoskeys John Abing-
ton
Edward West sworne in open Co^rt Sayth That Cap^t Cornewallis
did promise the said Nicholls that his daughter should doe nothing
but wayte on his wife and that he would leaue her with M^rs Tilney
to teache her to reade and to sowe And make her fitt to wayte on his
wife and would take as much care for her as his owne Child and
further sayth not.
They putt themselues to the Tryall of a Jury.
warr^t to the Sherr. to impannell a Jury, The sherriffe ret. his writt
and warned.

P. 909

John Hammond
William Heard
German Gillett
Rich Russell

W^m Tettersall
Peter Carwardine
Geo: Wright
Christopher Jones

Rich. Collett
Tho: Griffyn
W^m Greene
Henry Pennington