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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 242   View pdf image
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       Jn.o Bennet                The Comp.lt filed his bill
                ag.t                   ag.t the Defts this Court
       Tho Sterling Richd      & the said Def.ts Thomas  
       Johns & Andrew        Sterling & Richd Johns
       Tenehill                      appeare by Geo Parker
                                         their Attorney


                              26.th November 1680
In Chancery      Between Robert Mason Plt and John Penroy and Thomas
                         Penroy Defend.ts

       Whereas att a Councell held att S.t Mary's the Fourth day of July
       1679 before his Lopp the Lord Prop.ry the honoble the Chancellor
       Secretary and Coll Darnall upon mocon made by M.r Christopher
       Rousby the Defts Attorny that the Ketch called the Prosperous
       formerly entrusted by the Defts John Penroy with the Complt
       for a voyage to Barbadoes was then returned into the Province
       & lay in danger of being spoyled by the wormes & therefore
       he moved his Lopp and Councell that the said Vessell might be
       delivered to the Deft Thomas for the use of the Deft John
       Penroy that she might be serviced from the wormes whereupon
       it was ordered that the said Complt should forthwith deliver unto
       the said Deft Thomas the possession of the said Vessell to dispose
       of att his will & pleasure The said Thomas Penroy giveing
       security either by bills of Exchange & security for payment
       of such bills of Exchange as hee should drawe or good and
       sufficient mens bills of this Province for the true payment of
       all such wages as were due unto the Seamen for
       navigating of the said Ketch In pursueance of which ord.r
       the said Deft Thomas did deposite in the secretary's office
       in the hands of Nicholas Painter Clerke of the Prov.ll Court
       severall bills & bonds of severall sums of Tobacco due
       from severall psons in this Province to the said John Penroy
       amounting in the whole to the sume of 8508.ℓ pounds of
       Tobacco to bee as a security for the payment of the
       Seamans wages and thereupon the said Complt did deliver
       unto the said Thomas Penroy the possession of the said Ketch
       Now upon mocon made to this Court by the Complts Attorny in the
       p.rsence of the Defts Attorny It was alleadged that since the
       delivery of the Ketch aforesaid the said Complt had paid unto
       the master and Seamen that navigated the said Ketch from
       Barbadoes hither according to his contract with them for
       their severall wages the sume of Thirty nine pounds six shillings
       and Nine pence as by their receipts here produced & in Court
       appeared & for satisfaccon thereof and of diverse other
                                                                               (Sumes)


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