Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.  265






       Ordered that Mr John Nuthall bee allowed the abouesaid Charge Liber B B
     of 240lb tob:

     George Read pit
     Mary Bateman the
         trix         this Cause retracted—
       Exe of Jn0 Bateman
       Esq decd defendt

     Pope Aluey plt:
                  this Cause discontinued—
     James Veitch deft

 John Halfhead plt: In this Cause last Prouinall Court it was or
     Jone Niccolgutt deft dered that the Commrs of Caluert County
     Court should to this Court send the reasons of the setting if ree the
     said Jone Niccolgutt but noe such reasons sent—
       It is now againe Ordered that the Commrs of Caluert County Court
     which were then ptsent in Court att the setting ff ree of Jone Niccul
     gutt then Seruant to Cuthbert ifenwick Doe informe this Court of ulde petn
     the whole proceedings therein att the next Prouinciall Court to be 283 330
     held on the first twesday in December next and giue the reasons of
     the soe setting ffree the said Jone Niccolgutt and that she doe allsoe
     then appeare to make her defence therein.
       Further Ordered that the pit. giue this Order unto the Sherriffe
     and that the said sherriffe of that County deliuer it unto the aboue
     said Commts in time of Court setting—
     Mary Bateman plt:          .      .         .     uide 3i7
       —          Sherriife returnes writt (non est inuentus)
     Aug Herman deft

     Nicholas Gwyther plt:    This Cause respited last Prouinall Court 33!]

     Thomas Wynne defendt as in fo: 308—The pit: againe sues as in

     former petn fo: 275—The deft being indispos'd in Body which would

     not admitt his appearance att Court, desired Colt: William Euans to

     declare as much to the Gouernor & Councell Whereupon it is Or- uide 333

     dered this Cause be deferr'd untill tomorrow morning—

     Hugh Stanley plt: the plt: sues as in petn folio 319—The deft
     Tho: Paggett deft neither Confessing or denying the matter of
     ifact, for his plea, Demureth in Law, for that the words auerred in
     the plts Declaracon are not acconable and thereupon prayeth the Court uide pets
     to giue Judgmt whither he ought to answere— 319
       The Question is, And put the Vote—Whither or noe to Call a man
       Knaue a Cheating Knaue and immediately to say that he would proue Order 333
       him a Cheating Knaue be acconable yea or noe—
       Mr Brookes that the words are acconable
       Colt:   Euans, idem if he suffers by it—