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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 |
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