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      of his debt. demanded: & if the plf should refuse, to make Liber A.

      oath, tht his debt were due: then the deft might be receaued

      to discharge himselfe by his oath taken of the unduenes of the

      5d debt. Therfore the Court requyred the Attorney of Jno

      Hilliard to bring a Certificate from some Magistrate in Virginia p. 182

      tht the sd Jno Hilliard had made oath before him, tht he had

      neur to the best of his knowledge acquitted the sd Robt Percy

      from the sd debt. And the Attorney affirmed tht Jno Hilliard

      would not take his oath concerning tht matter Whereuppon

      the Court admitted Robt Percy to his oath, who deposed in

      these words That the sd Percy being Prisoner att Popes ffort,

      the sd Hilliard told him the sd Percy, That hee had a Bill of his,

      wch bee would freely forgiue him affirming moreour tht in what

      Country soeut hee should meete him, hee would neur aske him

      for it. & further sayth, tht the sd Jno Hilliard told him, tht hee

      had taken some goods out of his (this Depts) chamber.

        The Jury returned their Verdict in writing. ffownd by the

      Jury for the Deft And the Court commanded it, to be entred

      for the iudgmt

        In caa Supra George Manners sayth uppon his oath, tht

      being att Appamatucks, Jno Hilliard came to this Dpt desyring

      him, to be his Attorney, for to recour a Bill dew to him of 500'

      Tob. (as this dept remembers) from Mr Percey. Whereuppon

      this dept made him answere, tht bee had formerly heard of tht

      Bill, & tht he had Spoken to Mr Percey about it. And how Mr

      Percey told this dept tht the sd Hilliard had forgyuen him tht

      debt. And Hilliard replyed, saying, twas true, tht I sd I would

      forgiue it him, because I had heard, tht he (to witt) Mr Percy

      had hidden the Preists plate wch I thought he would haue told

      me of, he being to goe out of the country but he telling me,

      noe such thing, therfore I desyre you to sue for my debt. And

      further he sayth not.

        Anthony Rawlins sayth uppon his oath, That Mr Clarke did

      promise this dept to pay him the same quanty in Tob: as this

      dept should pay, for a barrell of Come, wch this Dept recouered

      of the sd Mr Clarke by order of Court in Aprill last.

        John Tew aged 21 yeares or thereabouts (att the request of

      Cuth: ffenwick Gent”) sayth uppon his oath. That the Cow Wth

      Jno Hallowes carryed OUr from St Maries to Appamatucks for

      the use of Mr Speake of Chicacoan (wch was dew from his LP)

      was marked wth an hallow Crop in one eare (wch eare this dept

      knoweth not) The other eare whither it hath bene slitt or

      forked, he knoweth not, the under part of the eare, being gone:

      but one of them it was. And further he sayth not.

                                         John Tew.

           Jurat cora Gour