392    Court and Testamentary Business, 1648.

             Liber A.  carryed one halfe of the sd Sow, to the sd Mundays howse.

                  Where the sd Munday dressed it, & his Wife held the light.

                  And further this Dept sayth tht when the sd Hudson told the sd

                  Munday he had killed this Sow: Hee added tht hee wished

                  hee had beene sick in his bed, when hee did it. And further

                  he sayth not.                    Sig.

                  Jurat. cora Gour            Edward Claxston.

               p. 162 Jhon Goneere sayth uppon further examinaon tht he heard

                  Edw: Hudson tell Tho: Munday tht he had killed a hog &

                  hid it. And tht Mr Brents men came to him, uppon the

                  killing of it; & sd tht he thought they had not fownd it. And

                  further heard the sd Hudson appoynt the sd Munday & this

                  Dept to meete him in the night, to helpe to bring home the

                  hog & tht the sd Munday went not, but sent this Dept who

                  carryed halfe the hog to the sd Mundays howse.

                                                Jurat coram Gour

                    Roger Baxster complayneth agst Edw: Commins for defam

                  ing him, saying That he was a periur'd Rogue, & tht he would

                  iustify it.

                    warrt to the Sheriffe ret. 220 Junij.

                    Sub pna to the Sheriffe to haue Wm Lant, Walter King, &

                  Jn Bennett to testify.

                    20th Junis The Deposn of Rich: Duke taken by Tho:

                  Gerrard Esqr one of his LPS Councell.

                    Rich:   Duke aged thirty flue yeares, or thereabouts deposeth

                  & sayth, as followeth. Viz tht Mr Sowth came to this Dept &

                  desyred him to sell him an Indian. This Dept answered him,

                  he had none to sell. And then he desyred this Dept to goe

                  wth him up to Wicocomoco, & gett him an Indian, & hee would

                  giue him content. And uppon these speeches they went wth

                  the Sloope up to Wicocomco purposely to gett an Indian. &

                  further this Dept knoweth not of their designe

                                                 Sig.

                  Jurat. cora Tho: Gerrard. Richard Duke

                    The Deposn of Jno Lancelett taken by Thomas Gerrard &c:

                  ut supra.

                    Jno Lancelett aged 19 yeares or thereabout sayth uppon his

                  oath. Viz That Mr Sowth asking Rich: Duke to goe wth him to

                  Wicocomoco to gett him an Indian girle, went wth the Rich:

                  Duke for company. And for what truck they had aboard the

                  sloope. The sd Sowth told him, they had shooes, & one peice

                  of Broad-cloath & further this Dept sayth not. But presently