156      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.

              Liber B B It is ordered tht the whole proceedings bee sent to the next Prouin
                     ciall Court/
                      And now ordered tht this Cause bee respited ‘till next Prouinciall
                     Court.

               Att a Court held att New Towne for the County of St Maries
                               27th Octobr 1663.
                     prflt Mr Robt Slye Mr John Lawson
                                                 Commisrs
                        Mr Tho: Dent Mr John Nutthall
                     To the Worll the Commisrs of St Maries County.
                      The Petn of Giles Brent Humbly Sheweth

                [p. 210] That whereas John Hammond hath bene yor Petrs Attorney agst
                     Benjamin Gill, & receaued one Thowsd and odde pownds of Tob. &
                     Cask in the yeare 53 or 54, And the sd Tob. was payd by Mr Tho:
                     Gerard, or his order, The wch Tob. the sd Hammond not yett restored
                     to yor Petr. Therefore yor Petr craueth of yor worps an Order agst
                     the 8d Hammonds Estate And yor Petr shall pray/

                      Mr Thomas Gerard maketh oath tht in the yeare 53 or 54 Mr John
                     Hammond the Attorney of Capt Giles Brent did impleade Mr Ben
                     jamin Gill for a Debt of one Thowsd Eighty & Eight pownds of Tob.
                     & cask, And the Gill being brought to his howse by the sheriffe James
                     Veitch, Hee the sd Gerard did then pay one Thowsd pownds of Tob,
                     by his sonne Mr Slye, & Eighty & Eight pownds of Tob. in Sugar &
                     a Payle to the sd Hammond, & further Sayth not.
                                                     Tho: Gerard.
               John Lumbrozo AttorneyIfThe deft pleading tht Capt Giles
                 of Capt Giles Brent  Brent is Out-Lawed by his LPS
               Anne Hammond Admistx   -Declaraon, and ought not to haue
                 o Jo n amond         th Bemfitt of any Law in this
                     Prouince, And desyres Respite to the next Court to proue the same.
                     Whereuppon It is Ordered tht the Case be referred to the next Court.

               Att a Court held att New Towne for the County of St Maries the first
                            Twesday in January 166¾
                     prnt Mr Robt Slye Mr John Lawson
                     . Commisrs
                        Mr Tho: Dent Mr Luke Gardinerj
                      The deft the last Court desyred Reference to this Court in this
                     Case now Depending to proue tht Capt Giles Brent is Out Lawed by
                     Proclamãon, But by the occasion of sicknes (as shee now alleageth)
                     shee hath not bene in a Condicon to doe the same, And now Craueth
                     an Appeale to the Prouinciall Court. Whereuppon an Appeale is
                     graunted & ordered tht the whole proceeding bee sent thither.

                     John Lumbrozo the Attorney If The deft sayth how tht shee
                     of Capt Giles Brentbeene informed tht Capt Giles
                    Anne Aluey the Admistx deft   Brent was formerly Out Lawed
                     of John Hammondby his Lps Declarãon, or by