454     Court and Testamentary Business, 1648.

            Liber A. Tho: Gerrard Esqr sayth uppon his oath, & conceiveth 20 l

                  Tob pr cent. to bee allowed for transport, finding by experience

                  the difference both of the Tob. in Virginia & the hazard &

                  charge of the transport from hence thither. As touching the

                  rate of cask itt is ordinarily sold 100, or 120 l Tob a Tunne. &

                  whemeur he hath discounted any Tob. for caske bee did allow

                  30 l Tob. a hogshead uppon discount this prnt yeare. Capt

                  Giles Brent deciareth uppon oath, tht being arrested in James

                  Towne uppon this Bill, before hee made any composition wth

                  Mr Busrode, lice had discourse concerning this case wth Mr

                  Richards, who was one of the Judges in the County Court.

                  And tht hee did seeke to know of the sd Mr Richards; Whither

              p. 218   they would cast this busines out of tht Court, & not trouble

                  him theme for it: being a Bill payable in Mary-Land. And tht

                  the Mr Richards deliuered to this effect. That his Opinion

                  then was, & did assure himselfe, tht the Opinion in the Court

                  would bee. That the dept would bee adiudged to pay the

                  Debt, notwthstanding tht Allegaon. & further bee deposeth not.

                    The Jury returned their Verdict in writing Viz Wee find the

                  forfeiture uoyd. Wee find the cask 120 l p Tun. (And the Court

                  estimated it to bee 6. hogsheads uiz 1 80 l Tob) ffor transport for

                  6 hogsheads att 40 l Tob per hogshead 240 l Tob. Payd 2000 l

                  Tob. These accts balanced Wee find the Remainder dew uiz

                  2580 l Tob. And the Court commanded it to be entred for the

                  iudgmt

                    Vppon the demand of Mrs Margarett Brent plf. uers Peter

                  Knight mercht deft, for 5000 l Tob & cask. The deft being

                  called, & not appearing: The plf requyreth tht shee may bee

                  noe longer deferred, since the suite hath beene respited allready

                  att 2 seuerall Courts. And this being the last day of the Court,

                  the plf was admitted to proue her claime. who produced these

                  testimonies

             The Depn of Nic: Browne aged 40 yeares or thereabouts

                         Sworne & examined sayth.

                    That somtime in the yeare 1646 Mr Peter Knight being att

                  this depts howse. The sd dept hearing a Gun goe of, sayd unto

                  Peter Knight That it was the Rogues killing his hogs. Peter

                  Knight relating againe, tht it was his men killing a Beast. The

                  wch Beast the Dept maketh oath tht it was Capt Brents, or att

                  least did suck uppon one of his Cowes to his knowledge. &

                  further he deposeth not            Signed

                                                 Nicolas Browne

                  Jurat Coram Phill. Conner.