414      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668—69.
        Liber FF Benjamin Cowell Complt Morecroft p querunt
              Jonathan Sibrey defendt
               The defendt being subpd in Chancery the wch hee did acknowledge
              in a letter to the Chancellor wherein hee desired Excuse for his non
              appearance
               Wherefore Ordred that an Attachmt of Contempt doe issue forth
              to bring the person of the said Sibrey to answere his said Contempt
              att the next Prouinall Court

        [p.758] Mathew Paine of London marriner being sworne in open Court
              doth by his Oath proue a letter of procuracon from Benjamin Cowell
              of London to John morecroft gent for thc recouery of twenty thow-
              sand pounds of tobacco in the hands of Mr Jonathan Sibrey and
              formerly belonging to Cuthbert witham of London merchant as also
              a Bond of the said withams due to the said Cowell was by the oath of
              the said Paine proued to be the Act and deed of the said Withams,
              alsoe One Other writeing according to Lex mercatory was by the
              Oath of the said Paine in open Court proued

               George Thompson being bound Ouer unto this Court to make his
              prsonall appearance and to be of the good behauiour doth accordingly
              appeare, and is Clear'd by Proclamacon

               Thomas Knighton then sworne an Attorny of this Court accord-
              ing to the Oath for Attornys of this Court

         Jarrett Vansweringen plt:    Jenifer p quer:
          Edward Lee deft
               The plt sues the defendt in a plea of tresspass upon the Case for
              Eleauen hundred Eighty One pounds of tobaccoe, f or which hee
              Obtain'd Attachmt last Court and part thereof Attached in the hands
              of the Honble Charles Caluert Esq:
               Ordred that the plaintiff haue Judgmt for his whole debt agst the
              Estate of the defendant—To the perticulers of which the plt doth
              sware unto in Open Court—Further Ordred that the plt doe giue in
              Security that in Case the deft doe appeare wthin a yeare & day to
              answere the suite that then the said Judgmt to bee uoid, Otherwise
              to remaine in full force &c:
              Thomas Cooper plaintiffe     Jenifer p querunt
              John Anderton deft
               The plt sues the defendt in a plea that hee render him Fowre Thow-
              sand eighte hundred pounds of tobaccoe
               The defendt not appearing, Ordred it be resplted to the last day of
              the Court