450  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665.






               Liber F F  Wittnes Our Deare sonn & heire Charles Caiuert Esq Our Leiutennt

                       Generall of Our said prouince—

                       Know all men by these prsents that I Thomas Jorden haue for
                      the sume of ffiue thowsand six hundred pounds of tobacco and Caske
                      by mee aiiready receiued sould and deliuered and doe by these prsents
                      sell and deliuer unto John Elzey his heires or Assignes One sioop
                      wth her small boate & all apurtenances warranting the said sloope
                      from any prson or prsons that shall lay any Claime or title there-
                      unto; Vnto the said Elzey his heires or Assignes, as wittnes my hand
                      this 12th day of January 1662 Thomas Jorden
                       Wittnes
                          Ambrr Cowch
                          John Edmondson

                    John Hawkins and Thomas Wills dds writt agt Reymond Staple-
                May 24th fort in an accon uppon theire Case to the uallue of Three hundred
                      pounds sterling—
                       Warrt to sherriffe of Caluert County to arrest &c Ret 13th June
                      next Prouinall Court—
                      To the honble Gouernor & Councell in Prouinciall Court
                       The humble petn of John Hawkins and Thomas Wills both of
                      New England marriners Sheweth
                       That whereas Reymond Staplefort of Petuxent in this Prouince
                       merchant part owner of the Barke called the Prouidence of Petuxent
                       aforesaid, Did att a Certaine place called ffoulstone Creeke in the
                       Precints of New England in the yeare of Our Lord God One thow
                       sand six hundred sixty ffowre in the month of June in the aforesd
                       yeare as well for himselfe as allsoe for the rest of the Owners of
                       the said Barke, Then to say in the aforesaid yeare and month at the
                       place aforesaid, Lett unto freight unto yor petrs the aforesaid Barke
                       for the terme of Eight months Certaine and twelue months uncer
                       tame to be imployed by yor petrs in any Voyage or Voyages as to
                       them should seeme meet during the said terme which said agreemt
                       of ffreightmt will more amply appeare by a Certaine Deed or In
                       strumt of Charter party under the hand and seale of the aforesaid
                       Staplefort bearing date at ffoulston aforesaid in the yeare and month
                       aforesaid, And whereas the aforesd Staplefort is by the aforesaid
                       Deed or Chartt party bound that the aforesaid Barke should att all
                       times during the aforesaid terme of ffreightmt according to the tenor
                       of the said Deed be allwayes ready uppon all Occasiones during the
                       whole terme aforesaid to attend yor petitioners or their Order for
                       the accomplishment of the aforesaid ffreightmt—
                       Now soe it is that yor petrs by meanes and Occasion of him the
                      said Staplefort are put out of possession of the aforesaid Barke and