274  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.








                 Liber B B The Answere of William Price to a bill fyled agst him by John
                uide  306 Gittings Attorney to Barnaby Jackson the Guardian of Samuell
                     Cooper—Hee knowes not any thing in the bill fyled agst him nor
                       hath noe writings nor deeds belonging to Cooper saue what hee here
                        tenders to the Court nor neuer heard his Predecessor Lee speake
                        concerninge dealings wth Cooper but still the said Lee said, Cooper
                        dyed in his debt—
                        Sworne to in Open Coui-t
                          this th of Octobr 1664
                           Daniel Jenifer Clke
                               27 3/m 64


                        The Answere of Hannah Price to sd Bill She hath noe writeings
                      of Coopers nor neuer to her knowledge had, for she cannot read
                      written hand and for any Contract she knowes Mr Lee her late de
                ceased Husband and Mr Cooper had mutuall trade for some yeares,
                        and she allwayes heard her late husband Lee say Mr Cooper upon
                        Ballance of all accompts was in his the said Lees debt about seauen
                        thowsand pounds of tobaccoe—
                        Sworne in Open Court
                         the 5th October 1664
                           Daniel Jenifer Clke
                              27 64


                      Which Answers being read the pit: desires Coppyes thereof and

                            time to make reply thereto—Whereupon Ordered that a Coppy be

                            deliuered the pit: and that on the last day of the Court the pit2 Repli

                            cacon therein be giuen—

                            The Courts adjournes untill tomorrow morning

                 The Court againe mett on the 6th of October 1664 all present

                                    as yesterday

                        Benjamin Rozer and John Emerson being Summoned by Tho:
                      Sprigg as wittnesses to a letter of Attorney desires the Court would
                        please to Order them theire Charge for attendance the said Sprigg
                        denying it—
                        Ordered that Benjamin Rozer and Jno Emerson haue for theire
                      attendance being 7 dayes each person att 30th tob: p day in all T4
                      dayes 420lb tob:

                        William Bretton being call'd to the board according to a Summons
                      issued for his appearance to answere to the Attorney of Robert Elli

               uide 310    son of Virgenia, & being demanded by what power hee receiued a
                      man seruant in sattisfaccon of a runaway Seruant (by name James
                      Courtney) belonging to the said Ellison, hee replyed he had a power
                      formerly by letter of Attorney from the said Ellison hut since lost it,
                      and no power produc'd—


                 274  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.