Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.141






      obligatory writing, graunting & allowing to the sd ffrancis a third Liber B B
      part of his labour, according to the best of my knowledge, & suites 191]
      & shirts in the yeare, wch things, & wch writings I doe in my Con
      science beleiue were promised the sd ffrancis, & assigned by his
      master Richard Deauer, ffor as much as in the time since, hee did not
      disowne itt, But because I was not present of the assignaon of it,
      I cannot sweare safely it was under Deauers hand, And what since
      became of it, I nayther directly nor indirectly know.
                                      Willm Jennings

       Henry Sewall Esqr & Secretary &c: being ordered by the Board to
      declare his knowledge in this Cause Sayth.

       That att the request of Mr Jennings aboard the Dilligence att Poynt
      Patience, The sd Jennings desyring his opinion in a Cause, Who
      Certifyed him the sd Jennings tht hee could not neyther would hee
      deliuer his opinion or Judgmt in any cause whatsoeur, though re
      quested, if hee presupposed or presumed it were to come into Court,
      & soe to open tryall, & the sd Jennings answered tht it was neuer like
      soe to doe, Whereuppon the sd Jennings sayd as followeth. That in
      Case a Certaine seruant should bee brought into this Country uppon
      a Condicon to ënioy the third part of his labour, other Condi
      eons of Two suites of Cloaths euery yeare, during his seruice, And if
      the first importer should sell him to another whither or noe the Last
      person should not make good that former Condicon? And hee an
      swered Yes, If it were to ffiue hundd prsofls the Last must & should
      make good tht former Condicon, & further sayth not.

       It is ordered tht this Cause bee Respited ‘till next Prouinciall
      Court, & tht in the meane time the plf summone his wittnesses to tht
      Court to euidence for him, & to what hee hath alleaged in his Petn.


      To the honble the Gouernor & Councell, &c:

       The humble Pete of Hannah Lee Sheweth      Vid. fol. 130.

       That yor Petr being bownd in Recogniz. to the Ld Propr for the
      appearance of Andrew Bashaw, Anthony Crowder, & John Hayles
      to this Prouinciall Court, The wch shee hath prformed to obligaon.
      Wherefore shee humbly prays tht her Recogniz. may bee Vacated
      uppon Record, & shee thereof discharged, & shee shall pray &c.

       Andrew Brashaw, Anthony Crowder, & John Hales making their [p. 192]
      prsonall appearance all of them, this day in Court, It is ordered tht

      the Petrs Recogniz. to the Ld Propr for 20000£ Tob. bee Vacated on
      the Records & recalled, & shee dismissed.





          The Court adiornes  til to morrow morning.