138Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.





              Liber B B Whereuppon ordered tht the sd James Jolley bring him the sd
                     German Gillett againe into this County, & delluer him into the
                     Sheriffs Custody here, by the first day of the next Prouinciall Court

              Vid fol. 166. The Jury inter Thomas Gerard plf & Richard Micall deft, came
                 & into Court, & deliuer their Verdict as followeth (Vizt) Wee find for
                     the plf dammage for uniust molestaon of the plf to the first County
                     Court to wch bee was arrested, wth Costs of this Prouinciall Court.

                           The Court adiorns a while.
                             The Court mett againe. All prsent as afore.
                      Coll George Waters pr plf  The plf sueth as in his Petn for a
                      Attor: James Neale    Chest of goods, & other goods taken
                      Capt Miles Cooke deft      by him, out of the ship St George of
            Vid. fol. 51.    Braintree. The deft demandeth of the plf to shew his power, by
                     wch hee calleth him to an account for such matters mentioned in his
                     Petn. And the plf produceth his Lre of Attorney, wch was read.
                     Then the deft Craueth the Priuiledge of that Act made last Assembly,
                     Concerning Bills, Bonds, & Specialties Comming from forreigne
                     parts &c: But the ptfs Lfe of Attorney being formerly allowed in
                     the Courts of this Prouince, That Lre of Attorney is therefore to bee
                     allowed & judged good, And thereuppon ordered tht that Lre of
                     Attorney bee putt uppon the Publike Records of this Prouince.
                       Then ordered tht both the plf & deft appeare here in Court to
                     morrow morning; And tht all Papers wch eyther of them haue, as
                     Concerning the St George of Braintree, & touching this Cause bee
                     produced by them/

                [p. 188] John Hawkins deliuered a Petn. in Court agst James Jolley for
                     45460£ Tob. & wthall produceth the sd Jolleys Bond or Couent for
                     paymt of the sd sume, Alleaging allsoe tht hee the Petr had taken out
                     wart for the arresting the sd James Jolley, But the wart being Re
                     turned by the sheriffe (not serued) hee therefore Craues tht hee may
                     now haue another wart & tht the sd Jolley answere the Petrs demand
                     att next Prouinciall Court, Wch was graunted by the Court.

                     To the honble the Gouernor & Councell.
                       The humble Petn of Thomas Hawker
                       Humbly sheweth, That whereas yor Petr did imploy the sheriffe
                     to impanell a Jury for the Laying forth his Land, ffor the wch the
                     sheriffe hath Layd his Exequuon wth the Broad Arrow uppon yor
                     Petrs Tob. howse, Charging yor Petr the sume of ffowre hundd
                     pownds of Tob. for the same, & ffifty pownds more for the Exe
                     quuon. Wherefore yor Petr humbly desyreth yor honrs to graunt him