80 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

Liber
P. C. R.

Smith v.
Pott

Uppon the demand of Richard Smith plf agst John Pott deft for
962^t Tob & cask. Subpena to the Sheriffe to warne Sampson Waring
to testify, Cap^t Sampson Waring deposed in open Court, Sayth, That
he this Depon^t went along w^th the plf to John Potts the defts howse, &
there ueiwed one hogshead of Tob. w^ch appeared to this Depon^ts
ueiw to be good Tob. both att the top, & on the sides of the hogshead :
But being broken open Wee fownd frost bitten Tob packd therein,
And a good while after comming againe to the detts howse, & uew-
ing the same hoagshead againe (as this Depon^t thinketh) this Depon^t
receaued it, & payd it away to M^r Henry Meeze uppon the plts owne
account, & uppon noe other account It appearing to this Court, uppon

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accounts balanced betwene Richard Smith pl,f & John Pott deft,
That there remaines due to the sayd Richard Smith 853^t of Tob.
It is Ordered by this Court that the s^d Smith shall be payd his Debt
of Eight hund^d fifty three pownds of Tob, afores^d w^th costs of suite.
The Court adiorned by the Gouerno⁶ till afternoone.

All P^ent as afore.

Carey v.
Hooper

Thomas Jordan merch^t aged 24 yeares or thereabouts sworne &
examined sayth, That; hee this Depon^t had a Certaine parcell of
Copper Lace of M^r Thomas Caryes, The w^ch Lace, he the s^d Depon^t
further sayth, th^t hee deliuered unto M^r Henry Hooper, the s^d Hoop-
ers Wife, being att the same time present, to bee by them deliuered to
the s^d Carye
Jurat Cora^e nos the i8^th of March instant Thomas Jordan.
Rich: Preston/Mich: Brooke.

Uppon the demand of Thomas Carye plf, & Henry Hooper deft,
Concerning Copper Lace, & a Syluer Tankerd ;Thomas Carye de-
posed in Court sayth, That the Tankerd cost him fiue pownd, Eight
shillings, three pence, att the first penny in England. And all ac-
counts being balanced in Court, betwixt the ptf, & M^r Nutt, for whom
the ptf is attorney, & the deft. It is Ordered th^t the Deft pay
unto the ptf, uppon demand Six hund^d twenty Eight pownds of Tob.
in cask, otherwise Exequuon. And further th^t the plf, giue the deft
fowre pownds, att his returne next Shipping, the Remainder of a
Bill due from James Gary, or ells his Bill againe.

Dorington v,
Meese Mer.

Uppon the Petⁿ of Will^m Dorington pl,f agst Henry Meese deft,
for deteyning a Bill, w^ch the Pet^r passed to Bossell Little, for 4124 ^t
Tob. The parties haue agreed betwixt themselues.

Hooper v
Norton

Uppon the Petⁿ of Henry Hooper pl,f agst Tobias Norton deft,
shewing th^t a reference being graunted to the deft, att the Last Court
o be determined the next Court following. The deft alleageth, the
hee had neyther notice, or summons to appeare this Court. It is