122       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666.

        Liber FF   seruant which the plt saith the de fendt ought to doe ther fore craues
               the Judgmt of the Board if sufficient in law or not

                Judgmt of the Court is that by reason the said words are not
               menconed in the plts declaracon (uizt) that he had been at Delaware
               Bay in sattisfaccon for the said Cow & Calfe the said declaracon is
               not sufficient in law and therupon Judgmt giuen by the Court for
               the defendt

                              The deft desires the Court that an Essoigne
               Nathaniell Euett plt:
                     • •      may be Entred which is denyed by the plt
               Jacob Brimington def
                     • -      to be granted, put to uote wether an Essoigne
               Dan: Jenifer p quer:
                        may be granted upon a reall accon Major
               Jn0 morecroft p deft
                              Vote allowed

                Elizabeth Brewer being sumoned to answer in an concerning a
               parcell of land held by her wthout due rights entred for the same,
               Who alleadgeth by Daniel Jeni fer her Attorney that they were legally
               proued before Robt Clarke the late Surueyr Generall the surueyr of
               the said land, through whose neglect they were not return'd downe
               to the Office, therefore humbly Craues a Confirmacon of the said land,
               and she shall forthwth make appeare the said rights by uertue of
               which the said land was taken up and surueyed by George Nettlefold
               the first owner

        [p. 386] George Nettle fold being Sumoned as the said Brewer to answer
               in an concerning another parcell of land soe taken up and held wthout
               rights soe entred in the Secretaries Office for the same, Answereth
               by Daniel Jenifer his Attorney that rights for the said land was
               allsoe entred and proued by the sd Robert Clerk late surueyr Generall
               & through his neglect not sent downe & entred in the Office at St
               Mar ies
                Wherupon Ordred the said Nettlefold doe hold and enjoy his
               said land by uertue of his pattent aliready granted wthout any further
               disturbance

               John Morecroft plt The defendts Plea, that the words are not
               Wm Champ defendt acconable being spoken before the plt was a
               Wm Caluert & Daniel sworne Attorney of this Court, wherupon put
                Jenifer p deft the note wether the words sett downe in the
               plts declaracon in calling him Cheating old Knaue be acconable or not
                Judgmt of the whole Board that they are not acconable, being
               spoken before he was a sworne Attorney and not since—Wherupon
               Judgmt giuen by the Court for the defendant

               Court adjourn'd till tomorrow morning
         The Justices all mett as yesterday being the 18th day of October
                  except the Gouernor & Mr Truman