128        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666.

       Liber FF Ordred this Cause be referr'd to the Leiutennt Generall who being
              now Cheife Judge for prouing of wills and granting Administracons,
              and that the Estate doe remaine (untill the said Cheife Judge hath
              giuen his opinion and ended the sd difference) in the possession of the
              said Ellott where and in whose Custody it is


                Joseph Harrison James Lindsey John Lewger and Thomas Allan-
              son being sumoned to make theire appearance at this Prouinall Court
              to answer the Contempt made by them agt the Leiutennt Generalls
              power giuen and granted to Capt william Boreman As Comandr of
              the foott Company lately undr the Comand and discipline of Capt
              Robt Troope deceased And wheras the Leiutennt Generall being now
              absent the prmisses to be answered are deferr'd untill the next Prouin-
              ciall Court, And further Ordred that the said Harrison Lindsey
              Lewger & Allanson doe giue in prsent security in Court to appeare
       [p.    the Next Prouinciall Court to answer what shall then be objected
              agt them in and Concerning the prmisses
                Wherupon Came into Court William Hatton who was accepted for
              the said Harrisons security, also came Bryan Dayley and was ac-
              cepted for the said Lindseys security, also came John Gittings who
              was accepted for the said Allansons security and Jerome White Esq
              was accepted as the said John Lewgers security, each principle obleig-
              ing themselues in the sume of tenn pounds Sterling and each security
              in the sume of Fiue pounds Sterling to prforme the said Ordr in euery
              respect and to stand to and abide the Courts Judgmt and further
              determinacon therein

                Wm Wheeler being Ordred by the Commrs of Caluert County at a
              Court ther held the first twesday in Octobr 1666 to be bound Ouer
              by the sherriffe of that County to prosecute Thomas Lewis upon
              Suspicon of theft at this Prouinciall Court, Who is now againe
              Ordred to make his appearance next Prouinciall Court to testi fye
              the truth of his knowledge in and Concerning the prmisses and that
              he giue security soe to doe, Wherupon John Tucker came into Court
              and tender'd himselfe to be security for the said Wheeler who was
              accepted and bound by recognizance in tenn pounds Sterling to
              prforme the prmisses

              Philip Caluert Esp plaintiff 4 The plt declares in open Court that
              Jno Mould defendant  the said Accon is fall'n

                William Caluert Esq and Daniel Jenifer being bound Speciall
              Bayle to Jno Morecro ft for Wm Champ is now acquitted from the
              same by Ordr of Court