Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663.    3





         John Addams aged 21 yeares or thereabouts sworne Eode die Liber B B
       sayth                                       [p. ‘31
         That hee came to Bromalls plantaon for Tob. the 14th of this In
       stant, & staying att the Landing, There lay a Canow wth oysters in it.
       And wee went into the Canow, & eate some of them, And the Boy
       came downe in the interim & told us wee were hard att worke, And
       noe sooner had the Boy spoken But the man came behind him, And
       then wee went into our owne Boate. And the man Patrick Due by
       name Came downe the hill, Swearing God Damme him hee would
       kill us, if there were noe more men in the world, Calling us Sea
       Doggs. And I by name John Addams told him if wee had done him
       any wronge in Eating of his Oysters I would pay him for them, &
       incontinently heaued a Quarter of a peice of Eight on the shoare.
       But hee swoare hee would haue none of our moneys, but fyred att us
       presently & would not lett us come on shoare, but sett his Doggs att
       us, soe that hee forced one of Our Company into the water up to the
       middle, & further sayth not      John Addams.
         Sworne before us John Bateman Willm T Turner.
         The Examinaon of Robert Hobbs taken before us the 15th of
       March 1662 aged 16 years or thereabouts sayth
         That on the 14th instant hee was sent by the Ouerseer of Bromhalls
       plantaon, Patrick Due, to forewarne some Seamen att their Landing
       from eating oysters, that was theirs, in a Canow. And bid him take
       the Doggs (Towser &c:) & sett them att them. And when hee came
       there, hee fownd the Seamen of Capt Stories eating of oysters, And
       hee told them they were hard att worke: They replyed, Did hee pay
       for the Oysters? Hee answered tht hee had bene working for them
       all day. And imediately att his heeles came Patrick Due & wthout
       any other words then God Damme him yow Rogues, Ile kill yow if
       there were noe more men in the world, comming Cursing & swearing,
       As hee came downe the Hill, & wthout any further Capitulaon, pre
       sented his Gun & fyred her att them & wownded one of them in the
       face & the other in the Body.
         Examined before us John Bateman Willm T Turner.
         The Jurors goeing out by themselues to consider of the Inditemt
       & the Euidence & their Verdict. The Court is adiorned by the Lieutt
       Grăll till their Returne, who sitting long & late, The Court is ad
       iorned thereuppon till tomorrow morning 9 a Clock.

       Aprill p° 1663, 9 a Clock. All prsent as yesterday.

         The Jurors Came into Court, answering to their names, All of
       them (Except George Richardson) who for his not gyuing atten- Vid. fol. 17
       dance & appearing att the hower & place appoynted, was fyned there- fine remitted
       fore to the Lord Proprietary, in the sume of Two Thowsand pownds
       of Tob & Cask, by the maior vote of the Board.