Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64. 159

      made an end of all Busines, And I desyre yow to take notice of what Liber B B
      I am goeing to speake, ffon yow Two were wittnesses att the begin
      ning, soe I desyre yow, tht yow may bee wittnesses att the ending of
      our busines. Willm Robinson hath acknowledged the Land to mee
      in Court & I am uery well satisfyed, & doe here Engage my self e
      before yow Two, to deliuer him in all writings tht I haue wch Con
      cernes him. Those wch I haue about mee I will giue him prsently,
      & the rest I will deliuen him by the first opportunity, & further sayth
      not                         George G H. Harrise
       Sworne 90 ffeb. 1663.   his marke
          Willm Bretton/

       Thomas Hussey aged 27 yeares or thereabouts sworne & Exam
      ined in open Court Sayth, That hee being subpaened by Willm Rob
      inson to a Court held in Charles County the 12th of May last past, [p.214]
      & being in a Loft att the Court howse in Company Wth Daniel
      Johnson, Willm Robinson & George Harrise heard Daniel Johnson
      say to Willm Robinson, Come Willm Lett us make an end of our
      busines ffor as god is my Sauior, I haue noe desyne to doe yow any
      iniury, ffor allthough I haue arrested yow to the Prouinciall Court
      I doe here engage before these Two men, That if yow will goe downe
      now & acknowledge the Land to mee in Court, I will lett the suite
      fall, & pay all the charges lett it bee what it will: and will neuer trouble
      yow concerning yor Wifes Claime in it. Willm Robinson Replyed,
      If tht now I acknowledge the Land to yow in Court, yow must glue
      me in tht writing, wherein I bownd Mr Hussey to acknowledge it to
      yow in Court. Daniel Johnson Replyed Gentn here before yow Two,
      I doe engage, That if Willm Robinson goeth now & acknowledge the
      Land to mee in this Court; I will giue him in tht writing, & all others
      tht I haue, wch concernes him. Wth that Willm Robinson & Daniel
      Johnson went downe, out of the Loft, & in a short time, they came
      up againe. Then I asked them If they had made an end? & Daniel
      Johnson replyed Yes, Wee haue made an end of all busines, tht was
      betwixt us, And I desyre yow Two, to take notice what I am goeing
      to speake, ffor yow Two were wittnesses att the beginning soe I de
      syre yow may bee Wittnesses att the ending, of our busines. Willm
      Robinson hath acknowledged the Land to mee in Court, & I am uery
      well satisfyed & doe here engage before yow Two to giue Willm Rob
      inson in all writings tht I haue wch Concernes him. Those wch I
      haue about mee I will glue him presently, & the rest I will deliuer him
      by the first opportunity, & then did giue him in Certaine writings,
      what they were I know not. Aud further Sayth not
       Sworne before mee in Court   Thomas Hussey
          90 ffeb. 1663. Willm Bretton

      There being noe more busines, The Court broke up, And the Leiutent
      Groll appoynted the next Prouinciall Court to bee holden
             on the first Twesday in Apnill next.