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      The deft for Plea saith that the said John Bayley & this deft was Liber FF
    & hath been Joynt partners generally of all and all manner of other
    theire Goods Chattles & merchandizes & all other Goods and thinges
    whatsoeuer as well as of those thinges menconed in the said Declara-
    eon, and that the sd Reymd Staple fort hath been att great and uast
    expences and disbursmts and labour in about & concerning the manag-
    ing of the said Joynt Stock & partnershipe tetweene him and the said
    Bayley, all which hee is able to make appeare and is willing & ready
    to haue & make an accompt & diuision of the whole Joynt Stock, and
    that they may both bring in their accompts disbursrnts and receipts
    to be heard seen ueiwed and determined before such Auditors as to this
    Honble Court shall seeme to Assigne and appoint, that such allowance
    of proffitt and losse may be made and Assigned to each of them
    respectiuely as in the Judgmt of this Court shall seeme to be Justly
    due to each of them respectiuely

      The Honble Board Considering the tediousness and Confusione
    that was likely to appeare in their accompts did thinke it most Con-
    uenient and therefore Ordered (uizt)
      That Auditorrs soe Audite all accompts depending betweene the [p. 248]
    ptt: and dcr in and Concerning all expences and disbursments, made
    by each prson in euery perticuler relating to the sd plantacon And
    that the land be diuided by a writt of diuisione betweene each party
    equally agst next Cort
      The plt: deliuers in his bill of Charges (uizt)
          For arresting Reymd Staple fort   35
          Attorneys Fees               6o
          4 dayes attendance          120
             allowed by the Board     215

    To the honble Gouernor & Councell The humble pete of Jno Bayley
    Sheweth
      That the 12th day of February 1664 yor petr being then absent
    from home Reymd Staplefort entred into yor petrs Chamber and there
    did ripp up and break open three greate packs of Goods belonging
    to yor petr which cost 209 lb: 3d sterling, And then did fraudu-
    lently beare away, and did hyde them in seuerall places of his owne
    roome, as euidently before this Honble Court hath been made appeare,
    for the recouering of which Goods out of the said Stapleforts handes
    it hath been need full for your petr to proceed in a legall manner as
    he hath done agst the said Staple fort, wherein yor petT hath been at
    uast expences for the sherriffs Clks and Attorneys Fees, and for the
    wittnesses time and his owne attendance uppon the Court, And allsoe
    the want of some part of the Goods according to the Inuoyce all
    which sd Charges and damages amounts to 40th sterling and 8oooTh
    tob: according to the bill of Charges hereto annext, for the which yor