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      Thomas Crakson Aged 22 years or thearabouts sworne and ex- LiberA
     amined in open Court sayeth that when Capt: fendall sent his man
     unto Mistris Mary Vanderdunkes that his legge was then in a very
     sad Condition and that the fellow sayed that Mr Gerrard shoold say
     that in Case it shoold bee neglected three or four dayes more it woold
     bee past Cure and when the sayd Mis Vanderdunke had Cured it
     almost and braught the sore to the breath of a grate that then Capt:
     fendall sent for him away and that the sayd Mis Vanderdunke did
     say that in Case hee had not sent for him away under God shee had
     made a Certaine Cure of it in a weeke or a fortnights time and
     further sayeth not:

      The Defendant appealing unto the Prouinciall Court it is ordered
     that this buisnes bee wholy sent up theathe thear to haue its
     determinatione:

     The Court is Adjourned untill nine of the Clok in the Morning on the
               25th day of September Ao 1661


     At a Court held the 25th of Sept: 1661 in Charleses County
                         Presentes
      Mr Henry Addames    . .     Mr Walter beane
      Mr William Marshall Commissioner  Mr Joseph Harrisson

     Mr John Neuill Plantiue The Defendant hauing Craued a Ref
     William Robisson Defendantferance the last Court and now alleag
     ing that hauing perused his accounts finds that hee hath payd the
     Plantiue all that euer was betwene them, desiereth that the Plantiue
     may bee put to proue his Petition and hee not beeing abell to proue
     it it is thearfor ordered that the plantiue shoold bee nonsuited and
     pay Cost and Charge of suit:
     Elenor Empson PlantiueThe Plantiue Aresting the defendant in     157]
Richard Watson Defendantf     an Action of defamation Prefereth her
                       Petition as followeth

      To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses County the
     humble Petition of Elenor Empson most humbly Sheweth
      That Whearas Richard Watson hath much defamed your Peti
     tioner by forbiding the baines of Matrimony of your Petitioner with
     out any Cause which is a great inconuenience unto your Petitioner
     your Petitioner most humbly Craueth this worshipfull Board to take
     the Premisses into your serious Considerations and to iudge of your
     Petitioners Cause as a poore distressed widdow and to grant order
     as you shah see fitting for the Abuse and your Petitioner shal euer
     pray &