204       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1667.

Liber FF William Turner being sumoned to this Court of Orphants to giue
              an accompt of the Estate of Wm Bromhall that further Ordr and
              distribucon may be made thereof to the Orphants of the said Brom-
              hail, to which sumons the said Turner doth make appearance, and
              alleadgeth that hee hath aliready giuen security to the County Court
              of Caluert for the said Estate, yet notwithstanding is ready & willing
              to deliuer up the Estate now belonging to the sd Orphants there
              being thirety odd head of Cattle part of the same, Complaint being
              made of the ill usage of the said Orphant undr his tuition, Therefore
              Ordered that the said Wm Turner doe deliuer in an acct of the said
              Bromhalls Estate unto the County Court of Caluert, and that they
              doe make strict enquiry into the premisses and send an accompt of
              theire proceedings therin to the next Prouinciall Court that the
              Estate may be put into the handes of some other person wth the said
              Orphant to be better maintain'd & the Estate better mannag'd

              John Stansby Complainant The Complt: craues further day to
               Ri: wells Senr et Junr defts bring downe more wittnesses to
               Morecroft, Nottley et answere upon Oath to such Interroga-
               Caluert p quer tories as shall be put to them—Time
              Jenifer p defendant     giuen both plt and deft untill 3 dayes
              before the 15th of Octobr next on which day is the next Prouinall
              Court to bring downe each wittnesses to sweare before the Honble
              Chancellor to such things and matters as shall be put to them That
              both parties may Come to publicacon of the whole matter

[p. 497] Came Joseph Riggs into Court and desires that the deposition of
              Thomas Langley and Edward Polter may in Open Court bee taken
              for the prouing and makeing good of him the said Joseph Riggs to
              bee neere kinsman to Francis Riggs late of Caluert County deed:
              upon which being next of kinn doth put in and lay Claime to the
              Estate of the sd Francis Rigg his kinsman soe proue'd which Oathes
              are as followeth

               The Deposition of Edward Polter in Caluert County aged about
              One & thirety yeares sworne saith
               That yor Deponant borne in Ferham in hampshire did there know
              One Joseph Riggs sonn to Francis Riggs of Southhampton who was
              likewise borne in the same towne and kinsman to Francis Riggs in
              Caluert County aforesaid decd: son to John Riggs of Southhampton
              Merchant the said Joseph Riggs & Francis Riggs decd being Brothers
              Children And further saith not     Edwd Polter
              Sworne in Open Court 5th June 1667

               The deposition of Thomas Langley aged 34 yeares or thereabouts
              sworne saith