Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5. 475




      given to the Sheriff that he cause to come here to wit the ninth day Liber M M
      of ffebruary in the 43th yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c twelve &c
      by whom &c who neither &c because aswell &c to recognize &c.
        At which said ninth day of ffebruary in the yeare aforesaid came
      the said John by his Attorny aforesaid but the said Edward came
      not whereupon ordered this cause continued be untill the last day of
      the same Court.
        At which said last day to wit the fiftenth day of ffebruary in the
      yeare aforesaid came the said John by his Attorny aforesaid but the
      said Edward came not but made default whereupon the said John
      prayed a nonsuite might be awarded him Therefore it is considered
      by the Court here that the said John recover against the said Edward
      the summe of eight hundred and six pounds of tobacco for his costs
      and charges in this behal fe expended and laid Out & the said Edward
      in mercy for his false claime.

        Upon the Complaint of Isabella Goodale Servant to James
      Neale senr that Capt John Quigley One of the Attornyes of this
      Court did sell and dispose the said Isabell & her Sonn to the said
      James Neale and that her Son was to be free at the expiration of
      the terme of Service of her the said Isabell and the said Capt James
      Neale Capt John Quigley and the said Isabell being present here in
      Court these papers following were produced in Court: vizt
        Know all men by these prsents That I John Quigley have sold &
      doe make Over unto Capt James Neale Esq his heirs & assignes One
      woman Servant by name Elizabeth Gibbs and her Sonn Gilbert
      Goodale for the full terme and time of the Custome of Virginia
      to Say from the time of their Arrivall Witnes my hand this 8th p. 466
      of ffebruary 1668.
      Testes                           John Quigley.
      John Lord
      Jn0 ffoxhall.
       At a     Court held for the County of Westmerland Augt 25th 1669.
            Coll Nicholas Spencer Capt Jno Lord
     Present Lt Coll Jno Washington Capt Jno Lee   justices
            Major Wm Pearce Mr Justinian Gerard
                     Capt Thomas Philpott.
        Whereas Coll Nicholas Spencer Lt Coll John Washington and
      Capt Thomas Philpott made inspection into the Ages of Elizabeth
      Gibbs and Gilbert Goodale both servants unto Capt James Neale who
      did then adjudge the said Gilbert Goodale to be five yeare of age
      the last of October next and then to Serve nineteene yeares and
      further did Order the said Elizabeth Gibbs to Serve five yeares who
      did then acknowledge to have an Indenture as by an Order dated
      the 25th June 1669 doth appeare The Court doth therefore confirme
      the judgment of the aforesaid Gent and doe Order Elizabeth Gibbs