422     Court and Testamentary Business, 1648.

             Liber A.  June 13th 1648

                   The Depn of Jane Hopewell aged 20 yeares or thereabouts

                  taken att St Maries afore Thomas Greene Esqr Gour

                   This Dept sayth, tht some 2 or 3 months afore Rich: Ingle

                  came into this prouince last, & raysed rebeln heere; shee heard

                  one John Water serut to Nic Cawsine, say & acknowledge in

                  his sd Mrs howse, tht he had from tht time six yeares to serue

                  the Nic: Cawsine his Master; But tht hee would neur serue out

                  the sd time & further shee sayth not.

                       June 13th 1648.

                   Jane Hopewell sayth uppon her oath, tht some time of the

                  summer in the yeare 1646, shee heard Richard White say &

                  acknowledge, tht hee did owe & stand indebted unto Nic:

                  Cawsine 200 l Tob: & tht att the Crop he would honestly pay

                  it, And further she sayth not. Jurat Cora Gour

                     Copie Eodem

                   Charles Rawlyson (att the request of Thomas Baker) sayth

                  uppon his oath, That in the beginning of the plunder, This

                  Dept being att the Crosse howse (Walter Coterill & Tho: Baker

                  comming thither) saw the sd Coterill, deliur unto the sd Baker

                  an yearling Bull calfe (Vttering words to tht purpose in this

                  depts hearing) I freely giue to Tho: Baker, an yearling Bull

                  calfe. And the Beast, wch was tht calfe, he uerily beleiveth, he

                  knoweth now; & is marked Vnderkeeld of one eare & under

                  keeld likewise on the other eare, wth a little bitt left under the

                  eare, (wch maketh it not a prfect underkeele) & Our one of the

                  eares a little rownd bitt taken out from the top of the eare.

                  But what mrk it had, att tht time when the sd Coterill gaue it,

                  he knoweth not. & further he sayth not Sig.

             Jurat. Giles Brent.              Charles Rawlinson

                    Blanch Oliur deposeth idem. And further addeth That

                  being prnt as afore, when the calfe was gyuen, shee hath cur since

                  bore it in memory, & noted prticularly tht this is the Beast,

                  is demanded, when shee hath scene him, att seuerall times,

                  since tht time B.

                                                  Blanch Oliuer

                    Jurat. Cora Giles Brent.

               p. 189 Charles Rawlinson (att the request of Cuth: ffenwick Gentn)

                  sayth uppon his oath, That being att Chicacoan he saw a Cow

                     was told to Mr ffenwick by those tht did receiue her for the

                  use of Mr Speake, tht it was Mr ffen: Cow. & soe this Dept

                  ueiwing her uery well fownd her, to haue Mr ffenwicks propr

                  mrk, on one eare, the other eare not soe fayre; wch he belelueth