Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665.  485






      The other now brought are                  Liber F F
      Whetstons negro, not prsentable.
      Bill agst John Ellis ffor Petite Larceny, Ret. Wee of the Jury doe
     find John Ellis prsefltable
      Bill agst Thomas Hamper, Ret. Ignoramus.   Vid
      Bill agst Thomas Clark, Billa vera Presentable

      The Court adiorned by Lt Groll till afternoone.

     Wednesday afternoone 9th Octobr 1665. All mett as in the fforenoone.

     Tobias Wells plf The deft now bring in his answere (Vizt) The
     Barth: Gleuin deft deft pleads in Abatemt of the writt, ffor tht
     noe such accon can lye in this Case, att the Common Law, And there
     fore Craues Judgm of the Court whither or noe hee can bee Legally
     constrayned to answere, noe Bill or specialty being in being, or to
     bee produced as the plf by his Declaroon hath acknowledged. The
     wch by the Board was graunted, & the plf nonsuited.

     John Bowcock Thomas Nottley plf The plfs Petn read. The deft
     Joseph Harryson deft putts in his answere, (Vizt)
     The deft denyeth tht euer hee was Attorney to that sd Miller men
     tioned in the ptfs declaroon, or tht euer hee had any goods of his in
     his Custody. Therefore pleads in abatem of the writt. Wch not
     prouing, The plf. nonsuited. The deft demands these Costs, wch are
     allowed him (Vizt)
          7 dayes allready out a horse 1 80£
          Atturneys attendance & ffee 2 dayes     120
                                         300


     John ffoxhall plf In the accon of his Case, The plf not prouing, [p. 74]
     Absalon Couent deft nonsuited, costs to the deft. Nicholas
     Yowng the Attorney of Absalon Couant humbly desyreth these ffees.
          To a nonsuite                  150
          3 dayes attendance goeing & coming 090
          Atturneys ffee & attendance    060
          Allowed by the Board.          300
     John ffoxhall plf         th
                  The other accon w drawne.
     Absalon Couant deft

     Thomas Nottley plf The deft not appearing eyther by himselfe or
     John Walton deft Attorney. Ordered tht the plf haue Judgmt ac
     cording to his Bill agst the deft, ffor one Thowsd seauen hundd ffifty