238  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.






               Liber B   B Thirdly the deft hath truely and honestly serued the full Complemt
                    3d of seruitude wch she came in for and according to the tenor of that
                      false Indenture (if that said Indenture cann obleidge her) and there
                    fore had her ffreedome granted her by Order of Court it being but
                    iust and due after twelue yeares seruice—
                    4th Fourthly except the plaintiffe cann prone the said Oathes falsely
                      and partiallie taken and soe Consequently Ouerthrow the said Order
                    of Court (which I looke upon to be a ticklish point and too strong
                    foundations to build my defence upon in this Suite) I shall humbly
                    Crane of this Honble Court such sattisfacon for this uniust moles
                    tacon as Justice and equity shall require wth Cost of Suite—
                    5th flfthly and lastly I shall desire this Honble Court would be pleased
                     seriously to take it into theire Judicious Consideraon, that if Orders
                     of Court bee soe weake and mens Oathes soe little auailable as thus
                     upon euery turne like to be brought to nothing, Noe man shall euer
                     haue either security for his debt or Certainty of his Cause whatsom
                     euer or howsoeuer Ordered in soe much that Lawes and Courts to
                     maintaine the right of lawes will seenie excluded and totally
                     ouerth rowne
                       The Plaintiffe still pleades for sattisfaccon for his seruants time

                     that is due by Indenture. The Board ueiwing the Indentures It is

                     Ordered that the Commrs of Caluert County doe informe this Court

                     of the whole proceedings att the next Prouinall Court and giue the

                     reasons of the Setting free the said Seruant Jone Nicculgutt and

                     that she doe alsoe then appeare to make her defence therein—

                     The Court is adjourn'd by the Leiutennt Generall till tomorrow
                                morning 9 of the Clock punctually
                     The Court mett againe on wensday 6th July 1664 all prsent as before—

                     Thomas Dent plt the plt sues as in his declaracon--the deft produc
                     Ant° Griffin deft eth a receipt that the said debt is Sattisfyed. the
               depositiones of Nic° Gwyther & Rob: Jones taken in this Case—
               uide 252: Ordered that the defendt pay the plaintiffe 400lb tob: being the
                  254: remainder of the pits specialty for 1000lb tob :—

                [p. 302] Att a Court held at Newtowne for the County of St Marys the
                     first twesday in June 1664—
                     Mr Rob: Slye                Mr Jno Vanhack
                     Mr Jno Lawson               Mr Nic° Young   Commrs
                     Mr Jno Nuthall Leiutn Coil Jno Jarboe

                     To the worshpll Commrs of the County of St Marys
                      The humble petcon of Richard Bancks and Randolph Handson
                     humbly cheweth