140Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.






              Liber B B Know all men by these prnts tht wee Richard Cullemore & Symon
                     Boyer mariners doe hereby Constitute & ordaine & appoynt for us &
                     in our names our Louing ffreind Daniel Jenifer to sue impleade &
                     recouer all such Debt or debts as shall bee due unto us, & for default
                     of non paymt to impleade or imprison any from whom such Debts
                     shall bee due, & this to bee in as full force, as if wee ourselues were
                     present. As wittnes our hands & Seales this 19th day of January
                     166¾                                  Seale
                      Wittnes ffrancis Jackson, The marke of R Rich: Cullemore
                         Hen: Hudson/                     Seale
                                     The marke of S Symon Boyer
                     Richard Collemore plf. The Plf sueth as in the Pet” fol. 141.
                     Raymond Stapleford deft The deft Denyeth tht hee turned the plf
                                  on Shoare.
             Vid  fol. 141. Thomas Sewall aged 29 years or thereabouts Sworne Sayth That
                [r. 190 about 3 weekes or more since Raymond Staplefort did uppon a Sun
                     day bid Rich: Cullemore & Symon Boyer goe on shoare they belong
                     ing as Seafarers to the Vessell of wth the sd Raymond Stapleford was
                     mercht, By reason they would not goe in the Boate wth him uppon
                     tht Sunday to rowe him up the Riuer Likewise denying him their
                     wages what was due unto them, Saying, If they would not doe his
                     worke they should not haue uictualls or wages from him, & further
                     hee sayth not.                 Thomas Seywell.
                      Jurat Coram me
                         Willm Bretton/
                     Rich: Cullemore plf   The plf sueth as in his Petn. The Deft,
                     Raymond Staple fort deft   denyeth tht euer hee turned the deft on
            Vid. fol. 141.  shoare. And by the Oath of Thomas Sewell tht Mr Staplefort bid
                     the plf goe on shoare, for tht hee denyed to rowe the deft up the
                     Riuer. Besides the deft sayth tht hee was not Master of the Vessell,
                     & therefore could not force or compell the plf to goe on shoare/
                      Ordered that this Cause bee Respited ‘till next Prouinciall Court.
                     Symon Boyer plfThis Cause being of the same manner, &
                     Raymond Staplford deft     forme wth the former, Ordered tht this
                     Cause allsoe be Respited ‘till next Prouinciall Court.

                      Ordered Likewise that ffrances Brookes the Relict of Michael
                     Brookes in St Leonards Creeke in Caluert County haue If es of Ad
                     mistraon graunted her, on the Estate of her late husband Michael
                     Brookes Deceased.

                     ffrancis Gumby plf The plf sueth as in his Pet” entred fol. 144,
                    Rich:   Deauer deft f for wages, apparell &c:
            Vid. fol.  144. In this Cause Willm Jennings aged 25 yeares or thereabouts de
                  252 posed & sworne in open Court Sayth, That ffrancis Gumby had an