126     Court and Testamentary Business, 1642.

 Liber P. R.    10

                   2d decemb: this action    John wortly demandeth of Simon

                   drawen by plf.Richardson foure thousand wt of to

                   bacco due vpon accompt of debt & ingagements for him.

                     eod The Govern being informed of some passages & de

                   this record is vacated meanors of mr Giles Brent vpon the Ile of

                   by appointmt of L. G. Kent, wch gave him cause to suspect some in

                     Oct: 17. 1642. tents & desires of his to disaffect that Iland, &

                   withdraw it into sedition, required him to enter into Recognis

                   ance for to answere the matters at the next Court & in the

                   meane time to be of the good behaviour in those things wherof

                   he was had in suspition ; wch Recognisance was of this tenor.

                   vizt [This day came before the Leiutent Grall & Counsell

                   Giles Brent gent, & acknowledgeth himselfe to owe vnto the

                   Lord Proprietary ten thousand weight of tobacco in cask, to be

                   leavieci vpon any the lands goods & chattells of him the said

                   Giles Brent, in case he shall goe to the lie of Kent afore he

                   have rendred himselfe in person to the Lieutenant Generall or

                   some one of the Counsell ready to answere to such things as

                   shalbe obiected against him on behalfe of the Lord Proprietary

                   at the Court then next following or in the meane time betweene

        p. 28   this and the Court aforesaid shall scandalously or iniuriously

                   traduce the goverment of this Province or indeavour to infuse

                   discontents or disaffections into the people against the same,

                   or vse any perswasions or other endeavours tending to sedition]

                   And mr Brent tooke time to consider of it, & after consideration

                   refused to enter the foresaid Recognisance. wherevpon the

                   Governr commanded him not to depart out of the hundred of

                   St Maries, till the next Court.

                     11 a supsedeas the warrant for the arresting of Simon

                   Richardson John wortley appointed for his attorny in all actions

                   of debt, Mr John Lewger.

                  vacat     plf. eod Jo: wortly dernandeth of John Hilierd three

                      9 hundred & eighty pound of tobacco due by bill the

                   10th of this month.

                   1642

                   October 14. James Cauther complaineth against Edmond

                   Eason for departing out of his service afore his terme expired,

                   to the damage of the plf. to the value of 500 l tob.

                     warrt Eod: warrant to Sheriff to take the body of the said

                   Edmond & keepe him safe vntill he putt in security to answere

                   the said action on the first of decemb. next.