528Court and Testamentary Business, 1657.

        Liber B, affirme that this Boy his master, being master of Coll Smith's

        No. 3. Pinck did at his Death Sett this Boy free in Iameco, And

    farther this Deponent Saith not            John Lord

              Samuell Bonam aged 36 yearcs or thereabout Sworne and

             Examined Saith that he this Deponent heard Coll Smith Say,

             that he had lent Capt Fendall a Boy to wait on him, And

             farther this Deponent Saith not Samuell Bonam

              The Deposition of Nicholas oliver ageded thirty five Sworne

             and Examined before mr William Parratt the 13 day of July

             1657 Sayth that Edward Hostkeys was hired for one year to

             William Smith for five pounds Sterling, for the Clothes his

             own master gave him (Samuell Broadstreet) William Smith

             was to pay the Taylor for making up the Cloathes for the Boy

             upon his own Cost and Charge, and if the Boy did want any

             Cloathes belore his time was Expired, he was to take them up

             for the Boy, and he to allow it him out of his wages, And

             farther this Dept Saith not    Signum

                                  Nicholas H Oliver

             Margaret Herring plft     Whereas Margaret Herring arrested John

             Iohn Little defendt Little unto this Court in an Action of the

             Case The Court doth order a Nonsuit to Iohn Little in that

             Action, and do adjudge that the Said Margaret Herring had

             no Cause of Suit, And that John Little have in his recullisance

         P 310 wherein he was bound to appeare with Cost of Suit.

              Nonsuit is Granted to Robert Hopkins defendant in an

             action wherein Michael Basey is plantiff with Cost of Suit.

              Reference is Granted untill the next Generall Provinciall

             Court in march next unto mr John Pott defendant in an action

             of Slaunder at the Suit of John Little.

             lohn little plft Nonsuit is Granted unto mr John Pott in an

             mr John Putt cleft action wherein he the Said Pott is defendt

             an action of Battry with Cost of Suit.

              Mrs Ann Hamond hath acknowledged a Judgment of Six

             thousand pounds of Tobacco and Caske due by Bill dated the

             7th of may last payable upon all Demands unto mr John Lord

             of New England

              Nonsuit is Granted to mr John Cornelius plf agst William

             Denby defendt with Cost of Suit