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     upon thos tearmes and William Marshal replied hee liked none of Liber A
     them nor none of them hee woold haue and further sayeth not.

       Margeret Brent Aged 20 years or thearabouts Sayeth that shee
     heard Mr Parkes Say to her Master William Marshal shal I make a
     bill for the Cattel her master Replied noe and if it pleas goe Ile come
     up to Morrow and see your Cattel and then if I like them its a bar
     game if not thear shal bee no harme done and further this deponant
     sayeth her master with Peeter Carre went abroad the next morning
     to Mr Parkes his hous to see the Cattel as she heard them say and
     further sayeth not
                                  Margeret Brent
     this oath taken by mee John Jenkines
                                     her marke

     the Precedent oaths hauing cleared unto the board that thear was
     a bargaine it is thearfore ordered that the sayd William Marshal
     shoold stand to his bargaine and pay unto the Plantiue the three
     thowsand pounds of tob: according to his agreement

     John Gey Plantiue  Upon the demand of the Plantiue [p. 45]
     Hennerie Grace Defendant against the defendant for three hun
     dered Pounds of tob: the defendant beeing arested and not appear- 98
     ing it is ordered that the Sheriffe shal pay the sayd three hundered
     pounds of tob: unto the Piantiue with Cost and Charge of Suit


       Whearas thear was a differance in the last Court held in this
     Countie the 26th of Januarie Ao 1658 between Lucie Stratton Plant:
     and Mr Arther Turne turne defendant: which buisnes was refferred
     unto this Court to bee hard tried and determined by a Jurie boath
     piantiue and defendant desiering the same hearupon the Sheriffe is
     commanded to call in the Jurie by him impannelled who beeing
     sworne by the Goü: to bring in thear verdit without fear fauor or
     affectione and to the best of thear wisdoms and understandings had
     the action depending in the precedent Court held in this Countie the
     26th of January Ao 1658 with the euidences thearunto belonging
     deliuered unto them which iurie hauing seriouslie considered the
     same braught in this their verdit and deiiuered it to the board by
     thear forman William Marshall thay all agreeing in their oppinions
     Videlicet
       That Mr Arthur Turner shoold giue unto the sayd Stratton for
     the mayntainnance of her Child for the first year moo tb of tob: for
     the second yeare 8oo lb and for the third 700 lb and then to pay
     700 lb of tob: yearlie untill the child bee able to get its owne liuing:
     but if the sayd Turner doth thinck himself hearwith agreeued then
     to take the child aforsayd wholie to himselfe and maintain it this
     buisnes beeing found to exceed the cognisence of the this court it is