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This Abovesd sentence was put in Execution & Robberd hutchinson publicqly whipt ye same day in New Castle etc.
Upon the Peticon of Benjamin Gumley ; The Court haue Granted him Liberty to take up 300 acres of Land wth in this
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Courts Jurisdiction wch heretofore is not Granted taken up or Improoved by any others, The Peticoner forthwith seating & Improoveing the same, according to his honor the Governors orders & Regulacons.
Upon the Peticon of Thomas Snelling the Court haue Granted him Liberty to take up 200 acres of Land wth in this Courts Jurisdiction wch heretofore is not Granted taken up or Improoved by any others, The Peticon" forthwith seating & Improoveing the same according to orders & regulacons.
TYMEN STIDDEM Plt JACOB V : VEER Deft
This Case is Transferred to New Yorke according to his Excellencys the Governors orders.
HENDRIK WILLIAMS PIt
EVERT ALDRETTS Deft
This action was by Plt withdrawne in Court.
JOHN SMITH Plt The Plt being 3 tymes called & not ANDRIES TILLY Deft S appearing is non suited.
The Executors of ye Estate Plt - In an action of debt of DIRK ALBERTSEN decd to ye sume 29 gild- HENDRIK EVERTSEN Deft ers by acct
The deft remaing absent and itt being prooved in Cort that the deft did owne the debt to bee Just, The Court ordered Judgemt to bee Enterred agst the deft for 29 gilders wth Costs. Peter Dewitt in Cort promissed to pay this abovesd debt, att ye faall.
Upon the Peticon of Thomas Broxum The Court haue granted him Liberty to take up 200 acres of Land wth in this Courts Jurisdiction, wch heretofore is not Granted taken up or Improoved by any others, The Peticoner forthwith seating and Improoveing the same according to his honor the Governors orders and Regulacons.
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The Executors of DIRK ALBERTSEN PIts JACOB VANDER VEER Deft
22 July 1679 Execut: The Pits demand of this deft for goods by
Issued out agst ye this deft bougt att ye vendu of ye sª dirk
goods & chattels. Albertss the sume of twoo hundered and seventy twoo gilders and nine styvers. The debt being by ye defts son owned in Cort : The Cort ordered Judgement to bee Enterred agst ye deft for ye sª 272 gilders and nine styvers, wth Costs.
The Executors of DIRK ALBERTSS PIts EVERT HENDRIKS FIN Deft
This action is Continued untill next Court as when the deft is to bring in proofe of his Contra acct.
WILLIAM PIERCE Plt In an action of Trespasse upon WILLIAM GREENE Deft S the Case. .
The Plt declares that this deft wth out any Leaue or orders from his honor the Governor this Cort or any other Lawfull authority has seated himselfe upon a peece of Land made ouer unto him ye Plt by Jo Morgens successor John Denny & sence to witt in ye month of March Laest new Granted and Con- firmed unto this Plt by this Cort as by the records will apeare and therefore desiers that this deft may bee ordered forthwith to quit and Leaue ye Land to ye end that hee may not hinder this Plt seating on the same: The debates of both partees being heard and ye deft nott producing any warrt or order from any Lawfull authority for his seating on ye sd Land, The Court are of opinion, and doe order that the Plt haue the Land according to Pattents and this Courts grant, and that y deft quit ye same.
A Coppy of a Lett" from the Court to his honor the Governor.
Right Honorble Governor
S": The Lettr of Capt" Mathias Nicolls of ye 19th of May Laest writt by yor Excellencys Comands, wee Received, In
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answer whereunto wee shall observe yor honors directions in ye case of Robb : hutchinson, wee did not Expect to see yt yo" honor would haue so soon given Ear to ye Complaints of Jacob Vander Veer, wich if wee had should before now haue given yor honor an acct of yt person, and his actions and behauior sence his Living here, hee haueing alwayes ben a Troublesome mutinous přson and one of a turbulent spirritt from the begin- ning alwayes Contending wth and opposing the authority, for wich Cause and other his misdemeanours hee formerly was Bannisht this Towne and his Wyfe from New York, his lyfe and Living resembling more that of Indian then a Christian, Sence or tyme hee has ben in Continuall stryfe wth his neig- bours, and in the mutiny made by severall prsons in ye tyme of Capt" Cantwells Command was hee found one of t' Cheef Ringleaders, they are by all p"sons that know them here ac- counted the worst scum of ye Land but that wee may not bee toe tedious to yor Excellency in makeing so Long a narrative wee humbly say that according to the best of or Judgemt wee did in no wayes goe to hard but rather to soft in ye sentence past against him, wch yo" Excell : has ben pleased to remitt, thereby makeing good the words of him ye sª Jacob whoe in a scandalous deriding and threatning manrer sheaking his fist at ye whole bench, was pleased to tell us, that hee did not vallue what wee ordered, and would scorne Ever any more to come before the Court etc : Certaynly if yor Excell : was sensi- ble of ye foull behauior of that prson in perticular towards the magestrats, wee are Certayne yt hee should not haue had that accesse wch now hath soe muteli Incouraged him and every the Lyke prson, that or faces wee are threatned and publicqly by the sª Jacobs wyfe affronted and Termed perjured persons, for wch cause wee doe most humbly request yor Excell : (if yor Excell : will be pleased Longer to Continue us in or places) that wee may bee better mayntayned and that Every Com- plaint may not so Reddily bee Credited. Yo" Excell : knowes that in all actions ye one can but haue Right of his syde, untill ye Contrary appears, althoughoth partees stryve for it: The
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determinacon of the difference of the prtence of Land betweene ye sª Jacob and Mr Tymen wee gladly referr to yor honor as ordered. As to ye Informations given to yor honor about Lau- rentius Carolus are false, wee knowe of no Execution neither has ye high sherrife served or denyed to serve any Execution, But Certaynly that Do Laurentius and hans Petersen did make a finall agreement sence yor honors Laest order, before the Cort of Upland the Coppies of wch proceedings wee shall send yor honor by the first as desired : So hauing noe more att p"sant to trouble yor Excell wth wee humbly take Leaue Subscrybing o" selves :
Right Honoble Sr
New Castle Yor Excell : most humble & faithfull
4 June 1679 Subjects & Servants
(The Supperscription was) JOHN MOLL
To the Right Honorble Sr
PIETER ALRICHS
Edm : Andross Knt and Governor
FOPP OUTHOUT
General under his Royal Highnesse Prsent JOH : D'HAES
GERRET OTTO
In New Yorke ABRAM MAN
WILL SEMPILL.
The Cort being made acquainted that there are twoo Cowes given unto the orphants of Edw : Swindell deceased, the one by Jan Pietersen & ye other by Cobus Andriess : and that ye sd Cowes are now ye one at ye house of Roelof Andriess and ye other att ye house of ye abovesd Cobus In Appoquenemen. Itt is this day by the Cort ordered to ye end that the sª Chil- deren may not bee depryved of the same by their mother or others : that the sd twoo Cowes Remaine in Custodie of ye sd Roelof and Cobus for ye sd Childerens acct untill further order of this Court.
Tymen Stiddem preferring in Cort a Peticon Shewing that hee had Cured a Certayne man servant belonging unto Christopher Barnes, for wch hee was to haue 800 Ib of tobbacco : and that the sd servant upon a warrant from Justice Moll was brougt to Justice Abram Man, whoe still keepes
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him, and ye Peticon" wanting yett part of his pay, doth there- fore most humbly request that sd Justice Man whoe Claymes sª servant (Christopher Barnes being runaway) to pay ye Peticon's sd Cure wth ye Costs : The Cort upon Examination of ye Case, doe order, That In Case M' Tymen can proofe that Mr Man has promissed to pay him for any more then the halfe of ye Cure, then sd M' Man to pay him ye whole.
Oele Oelsen (alias) Tossen desiering by Peticon to haue sattisfaction for three woolfs heads, by him Killed before ye Laest Levy was Layed on that acct etc. The Case being Ex- amined, The Cort ordered that the Peticon" bee payed out of ye next Levy.
Oele Oelsen desiering by Peticon" to haue a grant, and priviledge to sett up a watermill in ye Run of the Schillpatts Creeke above the other mills: The Cort haue Granted the Peticon" his sd Request, Provyded itt bee in noe way predju- diciall or a hinderance to the twoo Lower mills on the same Creeke.
WILLIAM DARVALL by his Attorn : 1 PIt
& factor Jº ADDAMS
THOMAS SPRY Deft
The Plt demands of this deft by his bill bearing date ye 30th of July 1678 ; The sume of Three hundered and fifty eight gilders in merchandable Tobbacco and Caske, to bee delivered here in this Towne of New Castle upon all demands after the 10th day of Octobo Laest past ; for wch sd sume the Plt humbly Craues Judgemt agst this Deft wth the Costs.
The deft Thom : Spry aknowledging the debt, The Cort ordered Judgemt to be Enterred against the deft for the sd sume of 358 gilders according to bill with the Costs.
The Executors of DIRK ALBERTSS Plt in an action of THOMAS SPRY Deft § debt
The deft alledging that hee had an acct in Contra to bring in agst the Plts acct, This action is therefore Continued untill
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the next Court and the Deft ordered to bring in his sd Contra acct and ye proofes and wittnesses to itt.
The Executors of DIRK ALBERTSS Plt
JACOB JANSEN Deft
The Plt demands of this deft by acct the sume of twoo hun- dered fourthy and fyve gilders six styvers, for wch they Craue Judgemt wth ye Costs.
The debates of both partees being heard ; The Court ordered Judgemt to bee Enterred agst ye deft for the sume of 245 gildrs 6 styvr wth all Costs, The deft deducting what hee can Justly make apeare to haue paid towards ye sª debt.
Upon Peticon of fabian Orme ; The Court haue Granted him Liberty to take up 200 acres of Land wth in this Courts Jurisdiction wch heretofore is not granted taken up or Im- prooved by any others ; hee the Peticon" seating and Improove- ing the same according to his Excellency the Governors orders and regulacons.
JUSTA ANDRIES Plt
JOHN STREET Deft
The Plt demands of this deft by one bill under ye hand of this deft bearing date ye 30th of July 1677 the sume of foure hundered pounds of good and merchandable & Caske to be paid unto this Plt ye 10th of October 1677, and more by another bill bearing date the 5th of Septemb 1677, the sume of six hundered pound of tobbacco & Caske; In all amounting to 1000 Ib of tobb, for wch hee humbly Craues Judgemt wth Costs : Itt being averred in Cort that the debt was Just, The Court ordered Judgemt to bee Enterred against the deft for the payment of ye said 1000 Ib of tobb according to bill wth ye Costs.
ABRAM MAN PIt JACOB JANSEN Deft
The Pit demands of this deft by a noate under this defts
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hand bearing date ye first day of Aprill Laest past, the sume of one hundered & ninety gilders for wch hee Craues Judgemt wth Costs. The deft aknowledges the debt, but sayes that ye Plt was to stay for his pay till the faall: The Cort haueing heard the debates of both partees doe order that Judgement bee Enterred agst the deft for 190 gilders wth Costs.
WILLIAM DARVALL by his attorn : - Plt .
& factor Jº ADDAMS
CHRISTOPHR BARNES Deft
The Plt demands of this deft by a Certayne Mortgage bear- ing date the 29th of June 1677, the sume of fourtheen hun- dered ninety & fower gilders & six styvers, in good and merchandable Tobbacco at 8 styvers pr pound or merchand- able winter wheat att 5 gilders pr Scipple and humbly Craues Judgemt accordingly : The deft Christopher Barnes being broake out of Prizon, and the debt being knowne to bee Just, the Cort doe grant Judgemt agst the deft accordingly wth ye Costs : and the Land to bee apraized as part of the debt.
N Bene. Mr Man did not Consent to this Judgemt.
HENDRIK VANDEN BURGH PIt
JOHN OGLE Deft
The Plt demands of this deft by one bill from under the hand of ye deft bearing date ye 7th of August 1678 the sume of three hundered and fourthy gilders, in good & merchandable Tobbacco and Caske to bee pd ye 10th of october Laest past in Appoquenemen or Cristina Creeke, at prys Courrant for wch hee Craues Judgemt wth Cost : The deft Confessing the debt, The Cort ordered Judgemt to bee Enterred agst the deft for ye sª 340 gilders, wth Costs.
JOHN OGLE Plt WILL : RAMBO Deft
The Pit demands of this deft ye sume of 1400 Ib of tobb, 1000 Ib thereof to pe paid in ye yeare 1678 & ye rest 1679 Itt
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being alledged that this deft had delivered unto ye Plt a bill of part of this debt to Receive att ye whoorekill, and that itt is not yet knowne whether the same is Received or nott ; The Court haue therefore thought fitt to Continue this Case till next Court.
Machiel Baron of the East syde of this River preferring in Cort a Peticon shewing that ye Indian Proprietors had given him in ye yeare 1671 a Certayne Tract or nek of Land Lying in ye firkins or salem Creeke, the sd Land being Called and knowne by the name of quiettetting, and that the sd parcell of Land was accordingly by the ordr of John Edmunds sur- veiged & by him ye Peticon" Some Improovement made thereon ; Shewing further that notwthstanding the above mayor fenwike has some tyme past disposest the Peticon" and hath given the same to one John Pledger, whoe sence sould the same unto Christopher Sanders, The sd Peticon" therefore humbly requests this Court that (according to his honor the Governors order) to assist this Peticon" so that hee may haue his sª Land restored & Peaceably Injoy the same; The Cort ordered that this Case bee first Examined by the Court att Salem, and that Justice outhout Endeauour to make an End of itt, wch if not that the whole case bee Transferred ouer in wryting for further Result and determination.
Upon the Peticon of William Sempill in ye behalfe of Adam Wallis, desiering that the goods taken by Robberd hutch- inson out of sd Adam Wallis his Chest & alreddy found & in the sherrifes Custodie migt bee restored as alsoe that Rob : hutchinson might bee ordered to make good the remainder of ye sd goods taken out of ye Chest and not as yett found wth all Costs and Charges : The Cort order that ye goods bee redeliv- ered to Adam Wallis, and that Robberd hutchinson make good what is yet missing of them wth all Costs & Charges.
Whereas Thomas Morse made itt apeare to ye Court, that Mr Will : Tom deceased, by a bill under his hand bearing date ye 18th of July 1677 stands Justly Indebted unto him the sume of Three pound one shilling & 3 pence, The Cort ordered that
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Judgmt be Enterred against ye Estate of ye sd M' William Tom deceased for ye payment of the said 31b 18 3d wth Costs.
The Cort haue this day appointed Mr hendrik Williams & Hendrik Vanden Burgh appraizers, to appraize ye goods under Execution of Mr Thom : Morse against Robberd hutch- inson.
Upon the Peticon of Christopher Ellitt The Cort haue granted Liberty to take up wthin this Corts Jurisdiction twoo hundered acres of Land, wch heretofore is not granted taken up or Improoved by any others, The Peticoner seating & Improoveing ye same according to ye orders & Instructions of his honor the Governor.
Upon the Peticon of Jolin Daston the Cort haue granted him Liberty to take up twoo hundered acres of Land wch heretofore is not granted taken up or Improoved by any others, The Peticon" makeing prsent Improovement & seating the same according to his honor the Governors orders & regulacons.
Upon the Peticon of Thomas Woollaston The Cort haue granted & allowed him twenty one gilders for ye Corts sitting att his house 7 dayes in the winter 167g wch is to be payed unto him ye next Levy if any bee Layed.
Upon the Peticon of Elias Browne the Cort haue granted him to take up 200 acres of Land wthin this Corts Jurisdiction wch heretofore is not granted taken up or Improoved by others, The Peticon" Forthwith seating and Improoveing ye same according to his honor the Governors orders & regulacons.
Mr Ralph Hutchinson sheweing by Peticon that the Estate of Walter Wharton deceased stands Justly Indebted unto him for Charges in his sicknesse and funerall Charges as pr ye acct appears the sume of Twelve hundred & twenty gilders, de- siering an order of this Cort for the paymt of ye sd debt wth ye Costs, The Cort doe grant the Peticon" an order for ye sd 1220 gilders agst ye sd Estate wth ye Costs.
Ralph hutchinson preferring in Cort a Peticon shewing that Mr Walter Wharton deceased stands Justly Indebted unto him as pr acct for meat drink And Logeing the sume of Eight
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hundered & fourtheen gilders, desiering an ordr for ye sª debt wth Costs ; The Peticon" haueing made oath to the Justnesse of his debt in Cort, The Cort doe grant him an order accord- ingly.
ABRAM MAN PIt OELE POULSEN Deft
Upon the Pits desire the Cort haue referred this action until next Court.
Upon the Peticon of Marten Gerritzen and Peter Maesland, The Cort doe order the h : sherrife to pay them vizt To Marten Gerritzen for his worke att ye dyke as pr his acct ye sume of 120 gilders. To Peter Maesland 40 gilders on ye same acct of ye dyke, wch sd sumes are to bee allowed to ye sd high Sherrife out of ye whole.
ROBBERD HUTCHINSON Plt
SAMUELL WHEELER Deft
The Plt being yett a Prizoner The Cort haue thougt fitt to suspend this Case.
ROBBERD HUTCHINSON Plt Deft
Suspended as above. FRANCIS STEEVENS
ROBBERD HUTCHINSON Plt
FRANCIS STEEVENS Deft Suspended as above.
HENDRIK VANDEN BURGH PIt - The warrant was Re- turned non Est In-
ROBBERD WHYTE
Deft
ventus.
THOMAS SPRY
Plt
Withd : by ye Plt.
JOHN STREET Deft
THOMAS SPRY
Plt
Withd : as above.
DANIEL MAKERTY Deft
This day apeared in Cort Justa Andries of Cristina Creeke
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whoe then & there did aknowledge a Certayne deed & Con- veigance for the makeing ouer unto John Williamss neering of this Towne of New Castle mercht a Certayne house and Lott of ground and Pattent, the sd house & Lott Lying & being wthin this Towne of New Castle betweene the houses and Lotts att p"sent belonging unto Capt" Cantwell & William Sempill ; as by the sd deed recorded in ye records of Conveigances more att Large doth & may appeare.
This day apeared in Cort John Anderson of Cristina Creeke, whoe before ye Cort did aknowledge a Certayne deed and Con- veigance, for the Transporting and makeing ouer unto oele Poulsen his heirs and assignes all his the sd John Andersons Right Tytle and Intrest, wch is one full & Equall sixth part of all the Land on boath sydes of the Creeke belonging unto and knowne by the name of Bread & Cheese Island, Lying in Cristina Creeke, together wth all the marshes and other the appurtinances thereunto belonging as by the sd deed bearing date ye 3rd of June 1679 & recorded in ye records of Conveig- ances more att Large doth & may appeare.
Benjamin Gumly this day in Cort aknowledged a deed for the makeing ouer unto Jan Pieterss of a Certayne tract of Land of 200 acres Together wth a Plantation housing & p"misses thereon, Lying and being in Appoquenemen Creeke, betweene ye Land of gerret otto and Jan Arensen ; the sd Land & premisses haueing heretofore belonged unto hans hansen Miller as by ye deed recorded in the records of Conveigances more att Large doth & may apeare.
This day appeared in Cort Jacobus Andries whoe for him. selfe and as the only heir & Executor of his Partner Jan Arensen deceased, did aknowledge the assigning and makeing ouer, unto Jan Pieterss of Appoquenemen, a Certayne Pattent from Gover" Lovelace bearing date ye 26th of february 1671 together wth the Land & premisses therein Conteined as by the sd Pattent & Assignmt Recorded in ye Records of Con- veigan : more at Large may appeare.
Justa Andries In Cort aknowledged the makeing ouer unto
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Ralph Hutchinson a Certayne House and Lott of ground wth in this Towne of New Castle Lying betweene the houses & Lotts of Jan hendriks and Isacq Tayne, and hee ye sd Justa Andries did aknowledge to have Received full Sattisfaction of ye sd Ralph hutchinson for ye same.
Ralph hutchinson did in Lyke manner aknowledge ye makeing ouer of ye abovesd house & Lott unto John Darby as by the deeds Recorded in ye records of Conveigances more att Large doe appeare.
Justa Andries of Cristina Creeke this day in Cort aknowl- edged the Transporting & makeing ouer unto Henry Jeanes a Certayne Peece or parcell of Land Lying on the Eastsyde of Delowar River opposite Cristina Creeke, Called and knowne by the name of swant hoek wch sd Land was granted by Capt" John Berry deputy Governor of New Jersey & his Councill unto Capt" James Bollin and by the sd Bollin sence made ouer unto ye sd Justa Andries as by the originall deeds more att Large may appeare :
The Cort adjorned till ye first Teusday in July next.
Att a Cort held in the Towne of New Castle by his Mayties authority on Teusday the first of July 1679.
Mr John Moll
Mr Peter Alrichs
Mr fop outhout
Justices.
Mr Gerret otto
Mr Joh : D'haes
Mr Will Sempill -
The Executors of ye Estate of - Plt DIRK ALBERTSEN deceased
EVERT HENDRIKS FIN Deft
The deft absent : This action was Continued by the Corts order.
Upon the Peticon of John Shackerly desiering that the goods of Robberd hutchinson taken in Execution in his action
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may bee sould by Publicq outcry, to the most advantadge, to bee paid according to ye order of Cort in wheat or Porke, The Court doe grant that the goods bee sould by outcry for the most advantage, att Satturday next.
The Executors of D : ALBERSEN Plt THOMAS SPRY Deft
The deft being verry sike & not able to apeare this action is therefore Continued till next Cort.
ABRAM MAN
Plt Continued by the Court. OELE POULSEN Deft
EPHRAIM HERMAN Plt An attachmt for 1000 Ib of
- tobb : in ye hands of Sam
ROBBERD HUTCHINSON Deft Wheeler.
The deft nor attorney not being present upon The Plts desire this action in Continued till next Cort.
JOHN MOLL Plt ROBBERD HUTCHINSON Deft
The Plt declares that one Daniel Linsy being his debtor the sume of 847 ib of Tobbacco & Caske did on ye day of 167 ; mortgage Trasport & make ouer unto this Plt a Cer- taine peece of Land Lying in Appoquenemen Creeke, above ye old Landing wch sd mortgage and Transprt was to bee void upon ye payment of ye sd 847 Ib of tobb att ye time in ye sd deed Exprest, as by the sd mortgage bearing date as above more att Large did appeare, and that this deft Robberd hutch- inson, haueing sence bougt the sª Land from ye sd Linsey did promise to pay ye Plt his sd debt wch being nott performed, The Plt is now forced to Commence his action in Lawe, and humbly Craues this Corts order so that hee may haue ye for- feiture and benefitt of his aforesd mortgage and that hee may bee put in peaceable Possession of the sª Land according to the sd deed.
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The Cort haueing Examined the premises doe Judge that according to Lawe and the sd deed the Land abovesd is for- feited and belonging to ye Plt and therefore do order that the Plt bee put in Lawfull Possession thereof.
WILLIAM HAMILTON by WILL : - SEMPILL his attorn :
Plt
ROBBERD HUTCHINSON Deft
Execution Issued out. The Plt demands of this deft by a bond from under ye hand and seale of this deft bearing date ye 7 day September ye sume of 2800 Ib of tobb and the Deft not haue- ing performed the articles in ye sd wryting Exprest, The Plt therefore humbly Craues Judgemt against the sd deft for ye sª 2800 Ib of tobbacco, and yt his attachmt of soe much of this defts Effects in ye hands of John Darby may bee held good and hee pay Costs. The Case being Examined The Court doe grant Judgemt agst ye deft for ye sª 2800 fb of Tobbacco wth Costs and doe allow of ye allowance.
JOHANNES DEHAES Pl ROBBERD HUTCHINSON Deft
The Plt demands of this deft by a bill under ye hand and seale of this deft bearing date ye 4th of Jann : 167g the sume of 300 Ib of Tobbacco and Caske payable upon all de- mands and more by acct the sume of one hundered and twenty three gilders, for wch hee Craues Judgemt and that his attachmt Layed on soe mutch of this defts Effects in ye hands of John Darby may bee held good. The bill being prooved and the acct sworne unto by the PIt in Cort The Cort doe order Judgemt to bee Enterred agst ye deft for ye sª 300 1b of tobb and 123 gilders, wth Costs & doe allow of ye attachment to stand good.
WILLIAM DARVALL by his Plt In an action of debt Attorn : JOHN ADDAMS to ye sume of 179 RICHARD HANKOCK Deft gilders by acct. This Case is Continued.
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JAN JAQUET Plt
Withd : by ye Plt.
JOHN OGLE
Deft
JOHN OGLE Pit
Continued.
WILLIAM RAYNBO Deft
By the Cort of New Castle.
Whereas itt is necessary that some one or more persons or members of this Cort bee authorized and Impoured to appeare in behalfe of the Court before his Excell : the Governor att New Yorke, on seuerall occasions and particulars, as well in defension of ye Cort and the orders and sentences by them past and made, as also in all humility to propose desire Request and obtayne any necessary Privilege or Priviledges for and in behalfe of ye Cort. The Towne and County Also to make knowne all Inconveniences discouragements or agreevances, that are or may any wayes hinder ye abovesd and to desire that the same might bee remooved and further to act in Every Respect for ye good of ye Cort etc : as if they were prsent : Itts therefore this day resolved and Mr John Moll Cap'n Edmund Cantwell and ye Clarke Eph : herman, Joyntly and seuerally to bee the p"sons who are hereby authorized and appointed to Effect and accomplish the same as abovesd and all and what- soever therein by them or any one of them shall bee done or Effected Itt shall bee held Reputed and allowed of as if done by all and Every member of ye Cort, Whoe in Wittnesse and Conformacon liereof haue hereunto Sett their hands In New Castle this 2nd of July 1679.
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