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Know all men by these prsents that I : Peter Jegou of Elke River in ye Province of Maryland haue assigned ordayned and made, and in my name stead & place by these prsents put and Constitute my Trusty and welbeloued friend Gerrit Smit of New Castle upon delowar River To bee my true and Law- full attorney for mee and in my name and to my use to aske
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Sue for Levie requier recouer and receive all and every such debts and sumes of monny wch are now due to mee by mons" arnoldus d'Lagrange, Giving and Granting unto my sª at- torney my whole power strengt and authority in and about ye pľmisses and upon ye receipt of any such debts or sumes of monny aforesª acquittances or other discharges for mee and in my name to make Seale and deliver and all and Every Such act and acts thing and things devyce and devyces whatsoever in ye Lawe for ye recovery of all such debts or sumes of monny for mee and in my name to doe Execute and Prforme as fully Largely and amply in Every respect to all Intents and pur- poses as if I : my Selfe might or Could doe if I were there in my owne prson prsent Ratifying alowing and holding firme and stable all and whatsoever my sd attorney shall Lawfully doe or Cause to bee done in or about ye Execution of ye pľmisses by vertue of these prsents.
In wittnesse whereof I : haue hereto set my hand & Seale this 12 day of Sepr 1680. (was signed)
Sealed Signed and delivered
in ye prsence of PETER JEGOU seal
peter andriess hallman
Evan Carew.
This Letter of attorney prooved in Cort by Evan Carew.
Christoph" Ellit of Duke Creeke Records ye marke of his Cattle & hoggs vizt : a figure of three in ye right Eare & a Cropp and twoo slitts in ye Left eare.
Mr. John Moll absent.
Henry Rennols of marrities hoeck Prsents Hans Petersen of Schilpatts Creeke in behalfe of or soueraine Lord the King for a Commor Barrator : vexing ye Court and ye Good People of this County wth frequent & frivolus actions etc.
Isacq Sauoy Sworne in Cort sayeth in substance that hee ye deponant heard hans Petersen say to Jan Jansen in his action wth oele Raesen why should hee ye sd Jan Jansen come to agreement wth oele Raesen ; for that hee knew himselfe Gilt- lesse of ye fact & had not done itt, & further sayeth nott.
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James Browne Sworne Sayeth that hee was prsent and did heare that Hans Peterss did say to Jan Jansen that if he should agree wth oele Raesen itt would seeme as if hee ye sª Jan Jansen was Gilty of itt & further Sayeth nott.
The Cort haueing heard ye Evidences & fully Examined ye Case ; can not fynd hans Petersen Gilty of any Barrattry and therefore doe discharge sd Hans Peterss of ye prsentment, and doe order henry Rennolds to pay Costs.
HENRY RENNOLDS Plt
JOHN JOHNSON Deft
The Pit demands of this deft by ballance of accts ye sume of 31 gildrs & 11 styvers in wheat or peltery; The deft ownes ye debt but objects against wheat and peltery. The debates of both partees being heard The Cort ordered Judgemt agst the deft for 31 gildrs 10 styvrs in River pay prys Courrant wth Costs.
OELE RAWSEN Plt
JOHN JOHNSEN Deft
The Plt by his declaration declares for a Certaine bull, by meanes of ye deft and his childeren Killed upon ye defts Plantation in marrities Kill, for wch hee Craues sattisfaction wth Costs. The deft denyes ye Pits declaration.
Morten Knoetsen Sworne in Cort sayeth that hee heard Jan Jansen say if hee should find ye bull in his Cowhouse hee would beat him out wth the ax hammer & further sayeth not.
James Browne Sworne sayeth that hee heard Jan Jansen Say that his boy had struk ye bull out of ye marsh wth a weed of an Elderstike.
Abram man John addams
geo : moore gysbert dirkss
Charl : rumsey Arnold d'Lagrange henry hasting
Jury The Plt desiering a Jury, The same was Impanneled & sworne and haue- ing heard ye debates of both partees and ye Evidences Examined went out and returning brougt in their Verdict vizt for want of Evidence wee find for ye deft. The Cort doe allow of ye Juries verdict.
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Lasse Dalboo Jeremy markum John Williams Isacq Savoy John Wattkins
The Cort ordered Cornelis Jansen of swanwyk to bring in Cort a Certaine Chest Left att his house by R : higginbottom there to bee opened and an Inventory taken of ye same.
HENDRIK NIELSON Plt this action by ye Consent of
both partees is referred till
ADAM STIDDEM Deft next Court.
DANIELL TORNER PIt NIELES NIELSEN Deft
The Plt nor attorney not appearing the Cort ordered a Non- suit to bee Enterred agst ye Plt wth Costs.
CHARLES JOHNSON of marr : hoek Plt OELE RAESEN Deft The Plt not appearing nor noe declaration Enterred is non- suited wth Costs.
EDMUND CANTWELL Plt
Referred till next Court.
THOM : SNOWDEN
Deft
JAMES SANDERLIN Plt In an action of Debt 922 HENNERY RENNOLS Deft S gilders.
The Partees appearing in Cort declared to haue agreed as followeth vizt The deft to pay to ye Plt in one month the sume of 500 gilders, and the remainder being 422 gilders the next Spring following all to bee paid in wheat Bever or peltery : The Court ordered that their sd agreemt should bee soe Enterred.
Capt" Edmund Cantwell ye administrator of ye Estate of walter Wharton deceased this day produced an accompt of Sundry sumes paid for ye sª Estate of Walter Wharton sence
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his acct delivered in Court ye 3ª of february 16 ?? and then recorded : This Laest accompt amounting to ye sume of 838 gilders 11 styvers being in full of ye appraizemt of 4232 gilders, made by Gerret otto and Caspares Herman ye appraizers and recorded ye 5th february 167g heretofore, wch account being perused was by ye Cort allowed of and upon the further Re- quest of ye sd Edmund Cantwell desiering a quietus, The Cort haue and doe hereby Grant unto the sd Edmund Cantwell a quietus est for soe mutch as was appraized of ye sª Whartons Estate being 4232 gilders as pr ye appraizemt upon Record appears.
followeth the acct of ye sd Edmund Cantwell now Laest pro- duced in Cort vizt
The Estate of Walter Wharton Debtor gildrs 100:
To dom Tesschemaker
To ye widdow hodges 100 :
To doctº Thomas Spry 262 :
To Ralph hutchinson
376 : 11
gilders f 838 :11
(was signed) pr EDM : CANTWELL administrator.
Att a Court held in the Towne of New Castle upon Delowar the 3ª of May annoq : Dom : 1681.
Mr Peter Alrich
Mª Gerret otto
Prsent
Mr Joh : D'haes
Justices.
Mr Will : Sempill Capt" Edm : Cantwell H : Sherrife.
HENDRIK NILLSEN
Plt
ADDAM STIDDEM
Deft
partees agreed & ye deft to pay twoo thirds & ye Plt one third part of ye Charges.
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JAN WILLEMSS
ANDREW MULLICA
Plt Deft
Continued by Consent.
THOMAS SPRY Plt
LAURENTIUS CAROLUS
Deft
Partees agreed.
THOM : WOOLLASTON Plt
LAURENTIUS CAROLUS
Deft
Partees agreed.
JOHN MOLL Plt
JOSEPH BURNHAM
Deft Partees agreed.
EDM : CANTWELL : attorn : - Plt for GAB : MINVIELLE
The Execut" of RALP :
›Deft
HUTCH :
EDMUND CANTWELL Plt 1$ : non est Inventus.
JACOB V : VEER
Deft
MICHILL CANTWELL Plt
THOMAS SNELLIN Deft
15 feb 164} Exec: The Plt demands of this deft the sume
granted. of twelve and a halfe bever Itt being for 32 gall. of Rum by ye deft bougt and received of the Plt for wch the Plt Craues Judgemt wth Costs.
The deft in Court Confessing the debt the Cort ordered Judgemt to bee Enterred against the deft for ye paymt of the sª 12} Bever in peltery wth Costs of suite.
JAMES WALLIAM Plt Non est Inventus.
BROER SINNEXE Deft
EDMUND CANTWELL Plt 1 the deft absent ye act : was wth THOM : SNOWDEN Deft j ye Plts desire Continued.
Referred.
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JUSTA ANDRIES Plt
The defts 3d default.
JOHN ARNOLD, Deft
The Plt demands of ye deft by ballance of accts ye sume of Sixty Gilders for wch hee Craues Judgemt wth Costs. The deft being ye 3ª default.
John Darby Sworne in Cort sayeth that hee was prsent when John Arnold went away and did make up accts wth Justa Andries & that then John Arnold remayned debtor 55 gilders & had more a sadle Cloath for 5 gilders in all 60 gilders & further sayeth nott.
The Cort haueing Examined ye Case doe order Judgemt to bee Enterred against ye deft John Arnold for 60 gildess wth Costs.
JOHN BOEYAR Plt 1 In an action of Slaun- der etc.
HENDRIK VANDEN BURGH Deft f
Susanna ye wyfe of Geo : Moore sworne in Cort sayeth that, shee washing att ye house of Jan hermsen did heare Hendrik Vanden Burgh say that ye wastecoate wch John Boeyar had was Lyke to ye wastecoate hee had Lost, and ye deponant re- plyed that shee had seen such a wastecoate wch aeltie brought from William Sempills wyfe & therefore did not thinke itt to bee ye same & further sayeth nott : Peter Claesen sworne Sayeth that hee heard hendrik vanden Burgh say that hee supposed the Blancquet which Brantie had bought of John Boeyar was his & att an other tyme hee heard hendrik vanden Burg's wyfe say that itt was a sad thing that a man must see hur owne things Every day worne & wth that ye deponant sawe aeltie Boeyars pas by but whether shee was meant ye deponant knowes nott : Edmund Cantwell Sworne sayeth that being in ye office of Mr Herman Hendrik Vanden Burg Came in there and ye deponant asked what was ye matter wth him hee replyed that John Boeyar had in ye Street threatned to stryke him, wth ye Constables stike and that John Boeyar had bad him to goe to mistrs Darby ; an ugly theefe as hee is sayed ye sd hendrik whereupon ye deponant sayed you must
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not say soe. Yes replyed ye sª hendrik. I : can proove itt and further sayeth nott.
The Cort thought itt fitt to referre this action untill next Court day & ye deft hendrik vanden Burgh then to appeare, or Else Judgemt to passe wth out delay.
Upon the Peticon of Adam Hay desiering a Lott wth in this Towne of New Castle, The Cort Granted the Peticon" to take up wth in this Towne of New Castle a vacant Lott of Land pro- vyded the Peticon" Seates itt wth in 12 months and that itt bee nott sould before settlemt.
Carsten Lourensen a Lott wthin this towne granted to take up on ye same condition as that of Adam hay hereabove.
Upon the Peticon of Will : Grant, The Cort doe Grant him Liberty to take up wthin this County 200 acres of Land wch heretofore is not Granted or taken up by others hee seating & Improoveing ye same according to Lawe & Regulacons.
Granted to James Smothers to take up wthin this County 200 acres of Land wch heretofore is not granted or taken up by others hee seating & Improoveing ye same according to Lawe & Regulacons.
Returne of an appraizemt of a Cowe of John Arnold, as followetli vizt Wee whose names are here underwritten being Chosen & Appointed appraisers of a Certaine Cowe & Calue belonging to John Arnold taken by Execution in an action of William Grant wee doe appraize ye sª Cowe & Calue to bee worth 200 gilders as wittnesse of hands ye 29 day of Aprill 1681.
(was signed) THOM : X HARRIS his marke JOHN BOEYAR.
JUSTA ANDRIES PIt
PETER JEGOU Deft
Upon ye defts desire in his Letter & wth ye pits Consent ye Cort haue referred this action till next Court day.
Upon ye Peticon prferred in behalfe of henry Rennols of 31
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marreties hooke desiering a grant to take up a Certaine marshy Island Lying oppositt to marreties Kill etc.
The Cort answer that they will not medle wth ye granting of any Islands they haueing noe order.
Upon ye Peticon of hendrik Gerritzen The Cort doe grant ye Peticon" to take up wthin this County twelve acres of vacant marsh, provyded itt bee not prejudiciall to any seats of Land.
Upon the Request of Laers andriessen Loccinus & Swen moensen Lom The Cort Grant them as ye nearest in bloud administracon & power to administer upon ye Estate of Mar- ten Gerritzen of Cristina Creeke deceased they to Receive all & pay all ye debts and the overplush to secure & Lykewyse to take care of the orphants and to prforme & returne an acct of their sd administracon according to Lawe. Justa Andries in Cort did put himselfe security for ye due administ : of them ye sd Laers Andries & Swen Moensen.
Capt" Edmund Cantwell High Sherrife sheweing by Peticon that one francis Barnes by Casualty came by his death in Maryland ye said Barnes Leaueing no Executor in these parts and haueing some matter of debts in these parts, in quality as high Sherrife in behalfe of his Roy" highnesse desires for to bee admitted administrat" etc : The Court doe Grant the Peti- con" administration hee to Receive ye Effects of francis Barnes deceased and to returne an acct to the Govern".
The Cort adjorned till ye 1st Teusday In June next.
June 9th 1679 in New Castle.
Justice Gerrett otto Justice Joh : Dehaes Just : Will Sempill this day adjorned the Cort till ye first Teusday in ye month of July next : by Reason Justice Peter alrichs was absent att New Yorke.
July the 6th 1681.
Justice Peter Alrichs & D'haes this day adjorned the Cort till 1st Teusday in ye month of Septembr next Ensuing by reason Justice otto was not well and Justice Will : Sempill absent att New Yorke.
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Att a Court held in the Towne of New Castle upon Delowar By his mayties Authority Septembr the 6th Annoq Dom : 1681.
Prsent
Mr Peter Alrichs Mª Gerret otto Mr Joh : D'haes Mr William Sempill 7
1 Justices.
Capt" Edmund Cantwell H : Sherrife.
JOHN BOYAR Plt In an action of defamation for HENDRIK V : BURG Deft Calling ye Plt a thief.
The deft being 3 tymes called did not appeare nor none for him. This action haueing Long Continued in Cort and sence ye deft did not attend ye Court Contrary to ye order of ye Laest Cort, The Court doe therefore order him to pay ye sume of 50 gilders as a fyne for ye Slaunder sence hee did not proove it ; and that ye deft pay ye Costs of suit.
JAN BARENTSEN Plt In an action of Trespasse upon PETER DE WITT Deft S ye Case.
The Plt declares that this deft hath Trespasseth upon his Land belonging to him by Pattent from Governor francis Louelace both by Plowing of ye same and plucking up of ye stakes Sett up by the surveyor for Landmarkes and further as pr declaration etc : The deft pleads ye Insufficiency of ye Pat- tent wch ye Plt hath & sayes that ye Land Soe farr hee plowed was his owne Land.
The debates of both partees being heard and ye Pattent and other Evidences Examined, The Cort doe Judge ye Pattent to bee good wch ye Plt hath and that therefore hee haue his 25 rod in breath before and 20 Rod in breath behind According to ye sª Pattent, further also allowing of ye Laest survay wch ye Plt made, and that therefore ye Land markes bee sett up againe were they stood before; and that ye deft further pay all costs.
A Peticon being p'ferred in Cort by Capt" Edmund Cant- well for and in ye behalfe of Cornelis Commegies Junior
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sheweing that in the Jeare 1675 one Richard Scaggs and Wil- liam Merritt did take up twoo tracts of Land Joyning boath togeather Contayning 400 acres weh to this day Ly unsettled and ye prsons whoe tooke them up boath departed ye Country & as is sayed dead wth out haueing made any Improovemt thereon ; the Peticon' therefore desiering a warrant for both parcells of Land to take up being 400 acres & Lying both together, The Cort doe Grant ye Peticon" to take up ye sd Land of Merritt & Scaggs according to his Peticon, hee make- ing prsent Improovemts & Settlemt thereon, according to Lawe & ye Governors regulacons.
EDMUND CANTWELL attorn : for - GABRIELL MINVIELLE
Pit
The Executor of ye Estate of Deft
RALPH HUTCHINSON deceased
The Plt by his declarat : declares for 144 pound 14 shillings of Lawfull new England monny due from Ralph hutchinson to ye Plt by bond.
Mr Peter alrichs desires that the Case may bee suspended till next Cort in weh tyme hee proffers & will send to New Yorke to ye greatest Creditors as hee has done before for one of them to administer or some in their Roome wch if they refuse then hee Ingages to Keepe ye administration himselfe and will Stand to itt and goe on wth the administration wth out delay att the next Court, wch the Cort doe order to bee soe recorded.
Attorn : EPH : HERMAN RALPH HUTCHINSON deceased J Deft 1 In an action of debt by one bill for 2577 gildes 10 sty- vers in tobb : & 382 gildes 10 styvers in peltery.
WILLIAM DERVALL by his - Plt
The Executors of ye Estate of )
Mr Peter Alrichs desiers that ye Case may bee suspended
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till next Court in wch tyme hee proffers and will send to New Yorke to ye Greatest Creditors as hee has done before for one of them to adminstr or some in their roome, wch if they refuse then hee Ingages to keepe ye administracon himselfe and will stand to itt and goe on wth ye administration wth out delay att ye next Court, wch ye Court doe order to bee recorded.
JAMES MATHEUS by his at- - torn JOHN DARBY In an action of debt by a bond PETER ALRICHS & THOMAS WOOLLASTON administra- Deft Plt for 5937 gild- ers & 16 sty- tors of ye Estate of RALP HUTCHINSON vers to bee paid att New Yorke.
Mr Peter alrichs desiers that ye Case may bee Suspended till next Cort in wch tyme hee proffers and will Send to New Yorke to ye greatest Creditors as hee has done before for one of them to administ" or some in their Roome wch if they refuse then hee Ingages to keepe ye administration himselfe and will stand to itt and goe on wth ye administration wthout delay att ye next Court, wch the Cort doe order to bee soe recorded.
REYNIER VANDER COELEN PIt
DOCTOR THOM : SPRY Deft
The Plt by his declaration demands of this deft by a Cer- taine bill under ye hand & seale of ye deft bearing date ye 8th of march 168g ye full quantity of 2000 Ib of good sound mer- chandable tobb : dutch wtt in Caske to bee paid here in the Towne of New Castle upon all demands after ye 25th of march Laest past for wch hee Craues Judgemt wth Costs.
The deft ownes the debt : The Cort doe passe Judgemt agst ye deft for 2000 Ib of tobbacco to bee paid according to ye bill wth Costs. Rynier Vander Coelen in Cort promissed to stay wth ye deft till octobr or Novembr next Ensuing before hee takes out Execution upon this Judgement.
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EDMUND CANTWELL PIt ¿ one writt returned non est In- JACOB V : VEER Deft j ventus.
EDMUND CANTWELL Plt The deft 3 tymes Called did THOMAS SNOWDEN Deft S not appeare.
The Plt desires that this action may bee Continued, wch the Cort doe grant.
PETER MAESLAND Plt in an action of debt by acct to ye THOM : SPRY Deft S sume of 239 gilders.
The deft ownes the debt but desires a refferrence till next Cort by reason hee has some small acct agst itt : wch the Cort doe Grant.
EDMUND CANTWELL Plt JACOB VANDER VEER Deft
15 feb 168} Exec : The Plt by his declaration demands of granted. this deft by ballance of accompts the sume of ninety nine gilders & ten styvers; and produces his acct in Cort. The defts wyfe denyes to bee Indebted anything to this plt. The Cort doe order Judgemt to bee Enterred agst ye deft for 99 gilders 10 styvers wth Costs.
ISACQ SAVOY Plt
- The deft being 3 times Called CHARLES JOHNSON Deft S remained absent.
This action upon ye plts desire is referred till next Court.
HANS PETERSEN
Plt ye defts default. JAN ANDRIESSEN of ye Eastsyde Deft
Wth ye pits Consent this action is refferred till next Court.
ARNOLDUS DE LAGRANGE PIt
BROER SINNEXE Deft The Plt haueing Enterred noe declaration was nonsuited wth Costs.
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JOHN WILLIAMS Plt Partees agreed.
JUSTA ANDRIES
Deft
JOHN WILLIAMS Plt Partees agreed.
ANDREW MULLICA Deft
JUSTA ANDRIES Plt Partees agreed.
PETER JEGOU
Deft
JAMES WALLIAM Plt
BROER SINNEXE Deft
The Plt declares for 139 gilders due to Walter Wharton & by sª Wharton in his Lyfe tyme assigned ouer to ye Plt and by ye Plt then accepted.
The deft sayes to bee willing to pay Provyded his Land bee surveyed according to his warrant.
This action was referred till next Court & then Thom : Woollaston as a witnesse to apeare.
Upon the Peticon of Michill offley the Court Granted unto him to take up wthin this Corts Jurisdiction 300 acres of Land wch heretofore hath not ben granted or taken up by others hee seating and Improoveing the same according to Lawe & regulacons.
Upon the Peticon prferred in ye behalfe of John Pears ; The Cort Granted him to take up wthin this Corts Jurisdiction 200 acres of Land wch heretofore hath not ben granted or taken up by others hee seating and Improoveing ye same according to Lawe & regulacons.
Upon the Peticon of Robberd Somes The Court Granted him to take up wth in this Corts Jurisdiction 200 acres of Land wch heretofore hath not ben granted or taken up by others hee seating and Improoveing the same according to Lawe & regulacons.
William Gordin Servant to Capt" Edmund Cantwell appears in Court and declares to bee willing in Regard his sª master has put him to Samuell Land Taylor to Learne ye traede of a
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Taylor for ye space of twoo years) that therefore hee will serve ye sd Cantwell ye selfe same tyme hee had to Serve before and yt his sd master shall Loose noe tyme by itt Sence itt is for his owne good.
Upon ye motion of Justice Will : Sempill ordered that if ye Cooper hans Coderus doth not settle his Lott Granted him by this Court Lying next to Engelbert Lott, wth in one yeare after ye date of ye grant, then hee to forfeit ye same and Mr Sempill to haue prferrence to take itt up before any others.
Upon a Peticon p"ferred in Cort by Lorayne for and in ye behalfe of James feron Bricklayer and brik maker ; The Cort doe Grant him to take up att one end of ye Towne a double Lott on Consideration of setting up and following his traede of brik-making for ye Generall benefitt and good of the Towne & County.
Itt being represented to ye Court that severall of ye high- wayes & bridges wth in this County are mutcli out of repair & some not passable Itt is therefore by the Cort ordered that ye overseers of ye sd highwayes Cause ye same highwayes & bridges to bee mended and made passable betweene this & next Court in deffect thereof they to bee fyned ; of wch ye Constable to Give them notice.
Whereas the frequent shooting of Partridges wth in this Towne of New Castle on ye sabbath or Lords day doth mutch tend to ye prophaning of ye sª Lords day ; Itt is therefore this day by the Cort ordered, that for the future noe prson Inhabit- ing wth in this Towne of New Castle shall prsume on ye Lords day to goe on hunting or shooting after any Partridges as well wthout as wthin this Towne, or any other game, upon ye Penalty and fyne of 10 gilders for ye first, 20 gilders for ye second and ye Lose of ye gun for ye 3ª offence of wch all passons to take notice, and the Constable to Care itt bee observed.
Edmund Cantwell being thereunto by a Letter of attorney from Jan andriess Impowered did this day in open Cort de- clare for and in behalfe of ye sd Jan andries, to aknowledge a Certaine deed of sale and Conveigance for the Transporting
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and makeing over of a Certaine Peece or parcell of Land in Cristina unto M' Arnoldus de Lagrange his heirs and assignes for Ever. The sd peece of Land being made ouer unto him ye sd Jan andriesse by his father Andries Andriess and his mother Cristina Goolbrant ye first day of Sept" 1673. Itt be- ing ye one Just halfe of all ye right Tytle & Interest of ye sd Andries Andriessen in a Certayne Pattent Granted unto him ye sd Andries by Governo" francis Lovelace ye first of Septembr 1669 in Companie wth Sinneke Broer and Walraven Janss De Vos for ye quantity of 450 Morgen, Lying & being on ye north- syde of Christina Creeke being bounded on ye east syde wth ye Land of George Wale ye Limits betweene them being a Cer- taine Markt tree haueing upon itt three names aforementioned & also that of Geo : Whale, So Stryking into ye woods direct northwest 300 Rod, itts in breath alongst ye kill 350 Rod from ye markt trees aforesd itt strykes to ye mill kill more west then north 300 Rod in all amounting to about 450 morgen, haue- ing by agreement wth Geo : Whale ye swamp or Kripple Lying wthin their Limits in Common betwixt them all ; Soe that Jan Andriess makes ouer unto ye sª Arnold : de Lagrange all his Right & Intrest in ye abovesd Pattent being ye one halfe of his sd fathers Intrest therein & Contaynes about 150 acres as well Cleared as woodland more or Lesse ; as by ye sd deed and Transport bearing date 19 of March 163g and Signed Sealed and delivered by ye sd Jan Andriess in ye p"sence of Johannes D'haes and Samuell Land doth more att Large appeare.
The Cort adjorned till ye first Tuesday of ye month of octo- ber next Ensuing.
Att a Court held in the Towne of New Castle in Delowar By his Mayties Authority the 4th of Octobr 1681.
Mr Peter Alrichs
Prsent
Mr Gerret otto Justices. Mª Joh : D'haes
Capt" Edm : Cantwell H : Sherr :
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PETER MAESLAND PIt 1 In an action of debt by acct to THOMAS SPRY Deft S to ye sume of 239 gilders.
The deft being three tymes Called did not appeare and in regard that itt was alledged that ye deft was sike and not able to appeare ye action was referred till next Court day.
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