496  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665.






                Liber F F John Norwood plf
                                  -   Withdrawne/
                     Thomas Hammond deft


                     Henry Hudson plf
                               -  Withdrawne
                     ffrancis Pope deft

                     John Hawkins & plfs
                       Thomas Wills Writt abates pr mortem Wills.
                     Raymond Staple fort deft

                     Pope Aluey plf
                                Withdrawne
                     James Veitch deft

                     Mordocay Hammond plf The plfs Petn or Declarãon read. The
                     Pope Alucy deft  deft in answere pleads abatemt to the writt
                     for that the plfs Petn is allso in his Brother Daniels name. But the
                     plf being his brother Daniels Guardian & soe allowed by the Court
                     att New-Towne, as is manifested to the Court, under the Clerks hand,
                     Putt to the Vote Whither the Writt abate or not? & Judged noe
                     abatemt by the maior Vote of the Board.
                       To proue the plfs demand
                       Robt Beard sworne to the Deed produced, sayth, That lice saw it
                     signed by the deft And tht the deft did deliuer to the plf eyther a Tyn
                     Candlestick or Tyn ffunnell in part of deliuery of the whole Estate
                     what was conteyned in that Bond or Deed or was therein mentioned.
                       John Beadle sweares the same, But positiuely tht it was a Tyn
                     ifunnell.
                       Willm Cooke swears the same positiuely as Beadle/
                [p. 86] Wch being heard & scene, & by Court Considered, It is ordered that
                     the plf haue Judgmt for Three Thowsd seauen hundd pownds of Tob
                     & Cask, according to the Deed, agst the deft, wth Costs of suite.
                       The plf putts in his Bill of Costs, But six hundd & ninety pownds
                     of Tob is allowed by the Board, & noe more. Writt Exeqn issued to
                     sheriffe St Maries County to Leauy &c: according to the foregoeing
                     order of Court.
                     Paul Marsh plf   .  .
                       Respited till next Prouinciall Court.
                     Pope Aluey deft

                     Edward Russell plf The ptfs Petn read, sues for a Cow & a
                     Marmad: Snowe Deft Calfe. The deft in answere sayth, Lett the
                     plf proue the Cow to bee his & hee will pay it prsently
                       Justinian Gerard in the Cause sworne sayth, That his ffather
                     Thomas Gerard gaue the plf that Cow now in question, And further
                     tht the sd Cow was att the defts howse wthin this fortnight.