66 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

Liber
P. C. R.

& distributing it amongst them, might pay themselues soe far as it
would amount. And M^r Richard Preston cheife & greatest Cred^r
came & declared in open Court that he freely forgaue the poore
Widow, what is due to himselfe from the s^d Deceased. And Proc-
lamaon being made for the other Cred^es to enter & make their
demands. Will^m Berry one of the Cred^es demanded fowre hundred
& Seauenty pownds of Tob. out of the s^d Estate. And Certaine
Coopers Timber att Abdalon Martins poynt, belonging to the De-
ceased is allowed him in Satisfaction of his sayd demand. The other
Cred^es came into Court, allso, & willingly forgaue all their Debts.
And the Relict is there uppon by Order of this Court discharged
from all claimes & Debts touching that her Estate.

Coursey v.
Baysey

Uppon the demand of Henry Coursey plf. agst Michael Basey
deft. The ptf not appearing but only by his Attorney John Coursey.
& the demand being abouut Accompts, & somthing intricate. It is
therfore respited till next Court, untill M^r Henry Coursey be him-
selfe present in Court.
The Court Adiorned by the Gou^e till to morrow morning att 9
clock

Johnson v.
Penny

Michael Baysey sayth uppon oath (att the request of Henry
Penny) att th^t time, when Cap^t Stone went up to Seauerne: Corne-
lius Johnson & Henry Penny lyued att this Dep^ts howse. And often
during their abode there, w^ch was about fiue weekes, those still
iarred about their accounts, W^ch this Dep^t seeing, he desyred them
to come to an agreem^t in their accounts, w^ch they did, & Cornelius
was indebted to Penny 600^l & some odde Tob. the iust odde this
Dep^t cannot now remember, & was contented & promised to giue the
s^d Penny his Bill. But uppon the suddaine goeing up to Seauerne,
the Bill was neglected, & not gyven. & further uppon this agreem^t
(they being before Mates) parted their Estate betwixt them. And
the Shallop fell to the share of Cornelius, hee taking it uppon him-
selfe, discharged the s^d Penny, And had there not bene an account
betweene M^r Tho: Thomas & Henry Penny, where the s^d Cornelius
had disposed of some of the Tob. due to Penny from the s^d Thomas

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the s^d Cornelius had passed his Bill to him presently, & it had not
bene deferred.
Joane the Wife of Michael Baysey deposeth idem quod supra &
further addeth That Cornelius was to take the Bill, belonging to M^rs
ffenwick & make it his owne debt, & cleare the s^d Penny fro it.

April 28

Aprill 28^o P^ent as yesterday (Viz)

Josias ffendall Gou^r | M^r Thomas Gerard | aferwards came
Philip Caluert Seer. | M^r Rob^t Clarke. | Co^tt John Price

And as Assistants to the Councell, by appoym⁴ | M^r Baker Brooke
from the Gouerno^r & who were Called by him | M^r Nathan: Vtye.