380Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664-65.






                Liber B B I the said Thomas How haue been seuerall times at John Bayleys
                      house, and I haue seen Great sacks of Goods in his Roome, and de
                      manding whose they were of Reymond Stapleford he told me they
                      were John Bayleys, and that hee had noe Interest in them but onely
                      for the plantation and the thinges belonging thereunto, and that the
                      Vessell was in halfes but as for the Goods that came last yeare and
                      this, he had noe Interest therein, & further saith not sworne before me
                      this 18th ffebruary 1664/5      Willm Groome

                Att a Prouinciall Court held att St Marys on the first day of
                                   March 1664/5

                      Charles Caluert Escp Gouernor
                      Philip Caluert Esq Deputy Prsent
                         Leiutennt and Chancellor

                                   Jerome White
                                Baker Brooke
                              pr sent         Esc~ Councello
                                   Henry Cowrsey
                                   Cott. Wm Euans

                [p.463]   John Halfhead plt This Cause being last Court respited untill
                      Jone Nicculgutt Deft the deft in prson and those wittnesses that at
                      the County Court of Caluert did testifye on the behalfe of the deft
                      did now at this Prouinciall Court make their appearance to answere
                      &c then being demanded of James Thompson the defendts Attorney
                      what he had to say in defence herein, that the said Jone Nicculgutt
                      should not serue the ptt one yeares seruice more as hime is Claimed,
                      being desired to put in his Answere in writeing which is as followeth
                      (uizt)

                      To The Rigt Honnoble the Gouernor and Councell the humble Repli
                       cacon of James Thompson Atturney of Jone Maglanna—
                       Wee affirme that wee haue Serued twelue yeares And are able to
                      proue it by Euidence.
                       John Boage Sworne in Open Court saith
                       All that I cann say in this Bussiness is that Come May or June next
                      will be 13 yeares agoe since I say the said Jone at the howse of Phillip
                      Lands doeing the worke of a seruant att St Marys being that yeare
                      after the Genny ffrygott Came in
                       Andrew Robinson sworne in Open Court saith
                       I was a seruant in the howse wth this wench at my Mastrs Lands
                      and my Mr ffox bought her and there was Mastr Cowrsey Capt
                      Gwyther and others att Mr Hattons howse upon the appraysmt of
                      Mr Lands Estate and there was some dispute about me and this
                      wenches seruice and she was Ordered to liue Philip Land, and
                      that this depont came Ouer in Capt Husbands and then the Guyney
                      frygott came in and this wench came ouer in a new England uessell