324  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.






                Liber B B Whereuppon Jacob Backer being called to answere in defence of
                       the said Vessell Craues the benifitt of an Attorney which was allowed
                       and made Choice of Mr Thomas Nottley who pleads the said Jacob
                       to be Dennizened by his Maties Gouernor of New Yorke producing
                       Certificate from the said Gouernor of his Dennizacon of that place
                       onely, Therefore not held by this Court a Toleracon in any other place
                       under his Matles Gouernmt wthout a power more possitiue be shewen
                       therein After some disputes Jacob Backer by his Attorney desires
                       time to goe unto New Yorke to produce a power Authentick that hee
                       is a free Dennizen
                [p. 398] Ordered that Jacob Backer Merchant haue Six monthes time to
                       Cleare it to this Board that he is a free Dennizen of England, and
                       that the Mastr and three fourths of the Seamen belonging to the
                       uessell are English or free Dennizens of England and that they and
                       uessell are all enabled to trade and traffick in England and the plan
                       tacons thereunto belonging, As well according to One Act of Par
                       liamt Entituled an Act for the Encourageing and Encrease of shyp
                       ing as of an other Act Entituled An Act for the Encouragemt of
                       trade

                        Ordered that summons issue for William Price and Hannah his
                       wife that they make theire personall appearances the next Prouinciall
                       Court, to answere what shall then bee objected agst them concerning
                       the Couering of the state howse att Saint Marys

                        Sherriffe of St Marys County returnes his writt of attachmt agst
                       the Estate of James Jolly on the behalf e of Thomas Nottley for
                       11075lb tobb: wth these words on it,
                              Nihil habet in Baliuâ meä
                                                     p me Henry Hyde

                        Sherriffe of Caluert County returnes his writt of attachmt agst the
                       Estate of James Jolly on the Behalfe of Christopher Dobson for
                       14000lb tob: these words on the back side of it
                        Attached 450lb tobacco in the handes of Peter Joy
                                                      Thomas Sprigge
                        Attached the whole Sume in Mr Colletts handes tobacco bills debts
                       or accompts, afterwards declared that he had nothing of James Jollyes
                      in his hands—                   Thomas Sprigge

                        Sherriffe of Saint Marys County returnes his writt of attachmt
                       agst the Estate of James Jolly on the Behalfe of Daniel Jenifer for
                       4000lb tobacco wth these words on the back side of it—(uizt)
                        Attached in the handes of the Honble the Chancellor fifteen hun
                       dred pounds of tobacco in answere to this writt
                        Xcembr 20th 1664







                                                       Thomas Dent