Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.     243

      Hugh Standley plt: The plt sues as in his declaracon in fo: 270 Liber B B
       Thomas Pagett deftf The Aligacon that the deft did call him
       Cheating Knaue and that hee would proue him soe. the defendt
       pleads a Justifycacon & trauers Michaell Crandley and Ann his wife
       sworne in open Court saith that there was a Certaine bill for tobacco
       remaining in the handes of Mr Hugh Standley which by him in
       theire hearing was promised to be deliuered up to Thomas Paggett
       whensoeuer hee would Call for it which being refused by the plt was
       by the deft call'd Cheating Knaue Jno Anderson and John Chittam
       likewise att the request of the defendt sworne in open Court saith,
       that there was a Cow and Calf e (by relacon) W Trumans which
       said Calfe was by Hugh Standley kill'd Contrary and wthout any
       Order of Mr Trumans Therefore alleadged by the defendt to bee plt & defend'
       a Cheating Knaue after some disputes the Court desired both par- Copyes
       tyes to let the bussiness fall the plt being att this instante indispos'd
       in health and hauing noe Attorney to plead for him that was sencible
       of the whole bussinesse upon which the defendt urg'd for a nonsuite
       which was granted wth Cost of suite uerte
       Thomas Paggett his bill of Cost and Charge in Answer to the [p. 307]
     Suite of Hugh Standley allowed by the Court uizt
                                   Tb tob:
           4 wittnesses 7 dayes    760
           Attorneys ffees         6o I 170
           a nonsuite              350

John Nuthall plt:      This Cause being before respited for an uide 276
    Tho: Dent defendt hour untill the deft could put in his an-
      the Attorney of Willm swere, which is uizt hee submitts to bee
      Hollingsworth accomptable before Auditors appointed
    by the Court, upon which 4 Auditors was appointed with this ensue
      ing Commission to impower them thereto—
      Cæcilius &c whereas there are seuerall Causes depending betweene
     Mr John Nuthall plt: and Mr Thomas Dent the Attorney of William
     Hollingworth deft: uppon accompt, And for as much as the saide
     partyes hath desired the differences to bee put to foure Auditors nide order
     by Vs appointed in Prouinall Court, Wee doe therefore hereby will 329 330
     and require yow Capt Thomas Manning Nicholas Young Thomas
     Sprigg and John Gittings Gentn that dilligently uiewing all papers
     whatsoeuer that shall bee brought before yow concerning the Bussi
     ness aforesaid yow send a report thereof under yor handcs and scales
     to the next Prouinciall Court held at st Marys the 4th day of Octobr
     next ensueing the date hereof, And doe hereby further appointe and
     Authorize yow to Examine upon Oath and take deposons of such
     prsons that cann giue Euidence in relacon to the prmisses aforesaid
     Giuen undr my hand and lesser Seale of this Prouince this 7th day