25° Junis ffrancis Poesey appointeth Mr Richard Browne his Attorney to psecute & defend all causes concerning him this prsent Court on his behaulf Page 36 Paul Simpson plte Lt Willm Lewis being the pits Attorney ffrancis Poesey & sues for 1098 l of Tob: & Caske and 40 Armes John Villane delts) length of Roanokevppon Accompt Mr Richard Browne Attorney of the defts denyeth the debt in part and desires liberty to discompt for the rest But it appearing to the Court that matter on both sides consisteth of Accompt wch by reason of the parties absence cannot bee at present fitted for the determinacon of the Court being very vnperfect. It is ordered by the consent of the Attorneyes on both sides That the further hearing of this Cause bee respited till the next Court where the parties themselues are to bee prsent Richard Bennett plte The plte by his Peticon setteth forth that Rich: Browne deft hee bought of the deft a Plan tacon in W Gerrards Mannor for wch hee gave the deft his Bill of 300 l Tob: & Caske payable this yeare together with a Cowe, and the deft engaged himself to deliver the plte a Lease thereof free from all arreares of Rent hee hath not yet done, and Mr Gerrard hath forbidden the pite to enter vpon the plantathn vnles hee pay him certaine Rent arreare whereby the pite is like to bee much dampnified and prayeth that the deft may bee compelled either to pforme his bargaine or else to deliver him vpp his said Bill It is therevppon ordered notwithstanding any obieccon made by the deft that the said deft shall by the 25th day of this moneth deliver vnto the plte a good Lease of the Plantacon in question for 12 yeares to comeat Christmas next cleere of all arreares of Rent & Incumbrances, or in default thereof by that time deliver vpp vnto the plte the Bill hee gave him for the purchase thereof and the bargaine to bee voide Page 51 8° January Henry Potter appointeth George Manners his Attorney in Court in the Cause betweene him & Mr Elton- head. ffrancis Poesey maketh oath that about 5 weekes since hee being at the House where Richard Browne lately lived in St Clemens Hundred and where one Georg Browne then kept a Store, there sawe the said Georg Browne and one Mathew Williams in a violent manner assault & beate the said Richard Browne in the said House. Onely (soe farr as this depont could pceive) for that the said Richard Browne said the said House was his And further deposeth not J urat 11 January 1650 Tho: Hatton Page 64 By the Leivet &c of Maryland These are to authorize Mr Richard Browne to examine vppon oath by him to bee administred what witnesses ffrancis Poesey shall thinke fitt touching a bargaine lately made betweene him the said Poesey and Benjamin Gill for a certaine quantity of land Given at St Maries this 12th of September 1650 Wm Stone Page 95 Janry 25-ffrancis Posie demandeth of Wm Smithfield 600 l p. 213 Tobacco due by account Arrest ret 4 ffebr next ffrancis Posie demandeth of Tho: Moss 400 l Tobacco due upon account of 40 arms length of roanoke delivered to him at 10 p arm l attachmt ret eod Ralph Beane demandeth of John Cook 1166 l Tob Caske due upon account of goods: Attachmt 12231 ret 1 March Page 335 ffrancis Posey this day in open Court acknowledgeth a Judgmt to Henry ffox of Nine hundred pounds of Tobacco and Caske page 338 Robert Newman plt The defendt having attended all this Court ffrancis Poesey deft upon an arrest at the pltes Suit and none appearing to prosecute though the pite by proclam made by the Sheriff in open Court were publickly called thereto It is ordered that the Compltes Suit be dismissed for want of prose- cution, and to pay the defendant three hundred pounds of Tobacco and Caske in respect of his unjust trouble Charge and Vexation besides Court Charges, The defendt living about 100 Miles from this Court. Paul Sympson plte This Suit is dismissed for want of prosecu- ffrancis Posey deft tion and the pite to pay the defendlt 300 l Tob: in Caske in respect of unjust Molestation &c as in that of Newman. 378Court and Testamentary Business, 1654Liber B. At a Court held at St Maries The Governour the 28th of Aprill 1654 resent & Secretary p. 59t 24 May. Tho: Cornwallis Esq. demandeth three hundred pounds of Tobacco and Caske as due to him out of the Estate of Ffrancis Poesey deceased.