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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666. 109 Tho: Touey Tho: Frost and The defendts appeared to a Sub- Liber FF Tho: Smyth Complainants agst paena serud upon them Returñe: Sampson Waring and Tho: to this Court Wm Caluert Esq & Mannyng defendants Jno morecroft p Quer: D: Jenifer p deft Court adjourn'd till after dinner Whereas it appeared unto this Court by a warrt from Philip Caluert Esq grounded upon the Oath of James Cullum of Caluert County plantr that he stood in feare of his life by One Henry Mitchell of the said County, That the said Henry Mitchell should finde sure- tyes to appeare at this Court and in the meane time to keep his lops peace &c: And whereas it appeares by a Cert: of Tho: Mannyng One of the Justice of the peace of the said County as ailso by a letter from the said James Cullem to the Philip Caluert (which Certifficate and letter were both produc'd in Cort) by which it appeares he en- deauoured to make a Composition and to extort a Considerable quan- tity of ton: from the said mitchell, whereby it appeares that the Surety of the peace which he desired was out of Malice and not [p.371] out of the feare which he pretended Wherefore Ordred that a warrt issue forth to the Justices of the peace of the said County to binde the Collum to his good behauiour and that he finde 2 sufficient suretyes for his appearance at the next Prouinciall Court Robt King plaintiffe The sherr: return d Languidus in prisona Wm Greene & Elizab: And so no appearance to the writt his wife defend Jno Bayley plaintiffe An accon of accompt depending in this Court Reymd Staplefort deftf betweene the sd partyes, it is Ordred that Wm Caluert Esp John Morecroft & Daniel Jenifer be assigned Audi- tors to Audite Accompts between them, and that notice be giuen by the said Auditors to both partyes, to attend wth their Wittnesses and accompts Wm Caluert Esp p Quer: Jno Morecroft p def. James Ringould plaintiffe It appearing unto this Court that Ring- Anto Purs defendant oulds Christian name was mistaken in J no Morecroft p Quer :— an Ordt made the last Court (uizt) Dan: Jenifer p deft— Thomas for James, It is now Ordred that a new Jury be appointed to ueiw the lands in question between the said parties, And that the Surueyr Generall doe Cause the said lands to be laid out to the Jury and who are to make their Returne at the next Cort. |
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