Liber B B   of none Effect, otherwise to stand
                      power force and uertue—
                      Before the signing sealeing or
               deliuery hereof was enter lined
               the word (shall)
               Signed Sealed & deliuered
               In the prseflce of Vs
               John Nuthall
               Daniel Jenifer
               Willm Harper
               remaine and Continue in full
                    Tho: Paine Seale
               The foregoeing Obligacon was
               att the instance of both Ed
               ward Perce and Thomas Paine
               deliuered mee wth request to
               haue it entred on record, which
               accordingly was prformed on
               the 28th January 1664 p mee
               Daniel Jenifer Clke
                                       360
                     Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664-65.











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             January 27 Richard Collett dds writt agst Richard Ackworth in an accon of
                      Debt to the uallue of twenty nine pounds and a halfe of beauor
                       Warrt to sherriffe of Caluert County to arrest &c Ret 7th ffebruary
                      next Prouinall Court.
                      To the Honnoble the Gouernor & Councell In Prouinall Court
                       assembled
                      Richard Collett plt                . -
                      Rich: Ackworth deftf the plt sues the defendt in an accon of debt
                       Humbly Sheweth that att a Prouinall Court held the 9th day of
                      ffebruary 1663, Ord” past agst the ptt: for the sd Ackworths not ap
                      pearing to answere the suite of John Nuthall in an accon of debt to
                      the uallue of twenty nine pounds and a halfe of Beauor that now
                      the ptt hauing heard of the sd Ackworth desires writt to arrest the
                      said Ackworth, and that this Honnoble Court will be pleased to Order
                      the ptt: satisfaccon for his loss and daffiages susteyned by the afore
                      said Ackworth And (as in duty bound) hee shall euer pray &c

                  [p. 440] Christopher Dobson dds writt agst Abraham Wattson in an accon
               January 28tb of debt to the uallue of ffowre hundred & fifty poundes of tobaccoe
                       Warrt to sherriffe of Caluert County to arrest &c Ret: 7th Febbr
                      next Prouinall Court
                       The said Dobson dds summons for John Niccolls and Mary Clocker
                      Junr to testifye &c in Causo ut supra att the said Prouinall Court uppon
                      perill of forfeitinge 500lb each person in Case they appeare not







                      To the Honnoble Gouernor & Councell In Prouinall Cort assembled
                       The humble petn of Christopher Dobson Sheweth
                       That Abraham Wattson did assume uppon himselfe the 14th day
                      of March 1663 to pay yor petr the sume of ffowre hundred and fifty
                      poundes of tobacco and Caske as by his Obligacon more att large
                      appeares, Now the said Abram Wattson delayes paymt to the preju
                      dice of yor petition” wherefore he humbly Craues Order of this
                      Honnoble Court for daffiages and Cost of suite And as in duty bound
                      he shall euer pray