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allotted for a Towne; Hee this Dep^t answered that there was
nothing in the Act that could obleige My Lord to any such
Gift, Upon which s^d Carvile said, if My Lord poles us wee
must pole him And said moreover that the greate Ones would
runn the Countrey downe if it was not for him that durst
oppose them, And further this Dep^t saith that M^r Doyne
demanding some Tobacco of s^d Carvile for flees that were due
to the hon^ble the Secrys the said Carvile said he would pay noe
more then his due, and said that there was something charged
to his account contrary to Law, upon which M^r Doyne told
him that if he would not pay him he must take him in Execu-
tion, and thereupon the s^d Carvile dared him to doe it, And
the s^d Dep^t Saith that he did beleive that the s^d Carvile was
not in his right Senses, And further this Dep^t saith not
Juravit die et anno p^rdict James Bowling Signed
Coram me W^m Digges

The Deposition of M^r Thomas Mudd taken
this 11^th of January 1683:

This Dep^t saith that upon the fourth instant this Dep^t being
at the house of M^r Joshua Doyne, there being at that time M^r
Joseph Pile, Cap^t James Bowling and M^r Robert Carvile, that
this Dep^t did then heare the s^d Carvile say that he remembered
that my Lord and Coll Digges had promised to the Assembly
that what land of theirs happened to be allotted for Towne
lands, they would freely give, and further this Dep^t Saith not
Tho: Mudd Signed
Juravit die et Anno p^rdict
coram me W^m Digges

The Deposition of M^r Joseph Pile taken this
11^th Day of January Anno 1683:

This Dep^t saith that upon the fourth day instant this Dep^t
being at the house of M^r Joshua Doyne, in Company of M^r
James Bowling, M^r Thomas Mudd, & M^r Robert Carvile
there happened a discourse about the Act for Advancem^t of
Trade, and the s^d Carvile said that my Lord must give his
Land, and it was replyed why must he, the said Carvile made

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answer because he had promised it, answer was made that it
did not appeare by the words of the Act, the said Carvile
replyed, this is a brave way of wyer drawing, to make fair
promises to work their owne Ends, and not performe: upon
discourse afterwards touching the Secrys raiseing their ffees
for drawing and recording Pattents, the s^d Carvile said that if
it was not for him, that there was not a mann in the Countrey
that durst Speake in his owne Right, the s^d Carvile further

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