Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668. 363
      Samuell Cooper plt Morecroft quer       Liber FF
      Josias Fendall deft                         663]
        The plt issued out his writt agt the deft that he render an Accompt
      of Twelue Thowsand pounds of tobacco by him receiued of the plts
        The sherriffe returnes his writt Non est inuentus Whereupon the
      plt Craues an Attachmt agt the Estate of the defendt there being no
      Attorny by him left in the Country to answere or sattisfy thes
      demands
       Ordered by the Court that the plt bane an Attachmt agt the Estate
      of the defendt for Twenty Thowsand pounds of tobacco
      Peter Archer plaintiff   Nottley p quer
      William Moffett deft     Morecroft p deft
        This being an appeale from the County Court of Caluert to the
      last Prouinall Court and then resplted to this Court the defendt by
      John morecroft his Attorney puts in his plea as followeth
        The deft in prosecucon of his Appeale saith that bee did not make
      any such Agreemt wth the plaintiffe Peter Archer in the yeare one
      thowsand Six hundd Sixty flue as the plt in his petn hath sett forth
      and therefore for plea bee saith there is no such Condicon
                                       John Morecroft

        Upon perusall of the plts pee to the County Court it is found there
      exprest One Thowsand six hundred sixty flue, which ought to haue
      been One Thowsand Six hundred Sixty foure Whereupon the Court
      gaue Judgmt for Wm Moffctt the defendt
      John Anderton and Gartrud     morecro ft p quer
        his wife plaintiffe
John Woollcott defendt      Nottley p defendt
        This Cause resplted from the last Court and now resplted till
      the last day of this Court in which Interim the Justices will make
      dilligent Search into the Records in and Concerning either partys
      title to the land now in question
      William Meares plaintiff morecroft p quef
      Walter Pake defendant    Nottley p defendt
        The plt repleuies a mare from the defendt, who claimes the same as
      bought of Abraham Rowse who bogt the same of the defendt. The
      defendt put's in his plea—uizt
        And the sd Walter Pake by Thomas Nottley his Attorney Cometh
      and defendeth the force and Injury when &c: and saith bee is not
      Guilty of taking and detaining the said mare as the said William
      in his declaracon aboue doth suggest and of this hee prayes the
      Judgmt of the Court and the said William in like manner &c:
                                  Nottley for the defendt