"Whereas, Cornelius Watkinson, Philip Howard, and William Darby, were this Day accused by Mr. Jno. Fawsett, his ma{ties} Attory for Accomack County, for acting a play by them called y{e} Bare & y{e} Cubb, on y{e} 27{th} of August last past; upon examination of the same, The Court have thought fitt to suspend the Cause till y{e} next Court, & doe order y{t} the said Cornelius Watkinson, Phillip Howard, & W{m.} Darby, appeare y{e} next Court, in those habilemts that they then acted in, and give a draught of such verses, or other speeches and passages, which were then acted by them; & that y{e} Sherr detaine Cornelius Watkinson & Philip Howard in His Custody untill they put in Security to performe this order. It is ordered y{t} the Sherr. arrest y{e} Body of William Darby, for his appearance y{e} next Court, to answere at his ma{ties} suit, for being actour of a play commonly called y{e} Beare and y{e} Cubb. "At a Court held in Accomack County, y{e} 18{th} of December, by his ma{ties} Justices of y{e} Peace for y{e} s{d} County, in y{e} Seaventeenth yeare of y{e} Raigne of o{r} Sovraigne Lord Charles y{e} Second, By y{e} Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, & Ireland, King, Defendr of y{e} Faith, &c.: And in y{e} yeare of o{r} Lord God 1665. "Its ordered y{t} y{e} Sherr sumons Edward Martin to y{e} next Court, to show cause why hee should not pay y{e} charges w{ch} accrued upon y{e} Information given by him against Cornelius Watkinson, Philip Howard, & William Darby. "At a Court held in Accomack County, y{e} 17{th} of January, by his ma{ties} Justices of y{e} Peace for y{e} s{d} County, in the Seaventeenth year of y{e} Reigne of o{r} Sovraigne Lord Charles y{e} Second, By y{e} Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c.: And in the year of o{r} Lord God 1665. "Whereas, Edward Martin was this day examined concerning his information given to Mr. Fawset, his ma{ties} Attory for Accomack County, about a play called the bare & y{e} Cubb, whereby severall persons were brought to Court & charges thereon arise, but the Court finding the said p'sons not guilty of fault, suspended y{e} payment of Court charges; & forasmuch as it appeareth upon y{e} Oath of y{e} said Mr. Fawsett, that upon y{e} s{d} Edward Martin's information, the Charge & trouble of that suit did accrew, It's therefore ordered that y{e} said Edward Martin pay all y{e} Charges in y{e} suit Els. Exon."[262:A] FOOTNOTES: [259:A] Hening, ii. 183.