John Cooper aged 24 yeares or thereabouts sayth Liber B B
     That Debory Webb was sent away by John Hawkins Order by [p.255]
     Mathew Armstrong to the Easterne Shore as a Seruant belonging
     to the said Hawkins and further sayth not—
     Francis Riggs
     Michaell Basey
    Rob:  Hendley
     Thomas Bennitt
     James Veitch
     Thomas Hussey
     Richard Dodd
     Robert Chysicke






       Sworne in Open Court
         Daniel Jenifer
    Deliuered in the Court by the plaintiffe—
      An account of Damages Cost and Charge of Jno Hawkins
     since the last day of Octobr 1663—
     It. the hyre of sloope and mens hyre att joooth of tobacco
        p month                             5000
     ffor his owne Charge                   2000
     ffor non-paymt of the tobaccoe        15000
      The prmises Considered                   I  reffere   22000

       my self e to this honble Court

      The plt not prouing his damage, the deft Craues a Jury which
     was granted. Warrant to Sherriffe to impanell a Iury Ret forthwith
      Sherriffe Returnes his writt, And warned
     fforeman
      George Thompson
     William Roswell
     Thomas Lomax
     Thomas Wynne
      The Jurors Charge giuen is this (uizt)
      What the defendt (uppon Ballance of the whole) stood indebted
     to the plaintiffe. Theire Verdict return'd, (uizt)
      It is the Verdict of the Jury that James Jolly pay unto Mr John

     Hawkins the Remaindr of his principall debt without any other Dath

     ages then the Cost and Charge of Suite which remainder is thirety

     seauen thowsand one hundred and eighty ffiue pounds of tobaccoe

     and Caske—

     And the Court Otdered the Verdict bee entred for the Judgmt And

     30th tob: head to the Jurors according to their demand—

     Mil C k plt the plt sues pro ut in petcon in folio 231, specialty
     Ed es ooke produc'd, and thereupon Judgmt by the defendt
       w.  West deft     acknowledged—



          Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664. 195




       This Bill bindeth mee Edward West my heires Executors & Ad
     ministrs to pay or Cause to bee paid unto Miles Cooke or his Assignes
     the full and Just Sume of two thowsand pounds of good sound mer- uide folio
     chantable leafe tobacco & Caske to bee paid to the said Miles Cooke 231