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      Wth a whitish Tayle & tht sometime in the summer during the Liber A.

      war, it was marked into the forest marke, out of Popes marke

      wch then it had. The sd Pope disclayming any right tht he

      had to the sd calfe, notwthstanding it had his marke. And tht

      he this Dept assuredly beleiueth the sd Beast now claymed by

      the sd Willm Harditch to haue prfectly the sd marke & tht uerily

      to the best of his conscience he beleiueth, the sd Beast to be

      truly Willm Harditch's.

        To the 3d That the foresd Tho: Stur: had 1 2 or 14 head of

      cattle, yowng & old, before Ingle came in, & raysed rebelln in

      this pro: & tht 5 or 6 of the sd cattle were then Miltch cowes,

      & further he this Dept sayth to the best of his knowledge, tht

      2 cowes only & 5 calfes were transported or eur caused to be

      transported out of the pro: by the sd Tho: Sturman.

        To the That neur since the sd comming of Ingle the sd

      Tho: Sturman did cur or cause to be alterd any Beast of M'

      Copley's mark into the marke of the sd Tho: Sturman, for

      ought he this Dept cur knew, or heard of, & further he sayth

      tht he neur knew or heard that any the cattle of Mr Copleys mrk

      were killed, or caused to be kilid, by the sd Tho: Sturman.

        To the 5th Hee did understand That there was such an

      agreemt made by Leon: Caluert Esqr the late Gour after his

      returne wth the sd Tho: Sturman, & the rest of the Country, to

      restore unto euery one what was remayning of their estate in

      kind, or ells to pay treble dam mages. And tht to the best of

      his knowledge the sd Tho: Sturman hath for his part completely

      performed the sd agreemt

        To the 6th That in the best of his conscience wthout frawd

      or couin he this Dept declareth tht the pyed Beast now in

      question betweene Willm Harditch & Mr Tho: Copley was really

      & truly the proper goods of Tho: Stur: when it was marked

      out of Popes mrk, into the sd Sturmans marke.

        Jno Greenold deposed, att the request of Wm Harditch sayth,

      That being prisoner att Mr Sturmans, after the taking of St

      Thomases ffort: the sd Tho: Sturman asked this Dept if he saw

      tht pyed yeareling heighfer. to whom he answered yes. & the

      sd Tho: Sturman replyed, tht it was his & tht some of the Gours

      prty had altered the marke of the sd calfe & further this Dept

      sayth tht the sd Tho: Sturman told this Dept tht sometime that

      summer the sd calfe came wth Mr Popes Bull & tht he the sd

      Tho: Sturman tooke it, & markd it into his owne marke, as

      neare as he could. But what marke it had before it was

      altered he knoweth not & further he sayth not.

        This cause respited till to morrow morning.

        Vppon the complt of Robt Clarke Gent agst Jno Sturman for p. 152

      taking out of his possesn one black pyed heighfer Wm Haditch