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         This Dept sayth tht about August last, hee was present when Liber A.

       about Abbotts howse on the Ile of Kent, Rich. Span killed one

       sow, the marke hee knows not more then tht one eare was

       crop'd, & a hole, & he understood by such as were in company.

       That and one more then killed were Abbotts hoggs the other

       hog was killed by John Palmer. ffurther this Dept sayth not.

       Jurat Coram Giles Brent.

       Nouembr 20th 1647

         The Depn of Nicolas Browne taken in a cause depending

       betwixt Mr ffrancis Brookes & Rich: Span.

         This Dept sayth tht about 6 weekes since speaking wth Rich:

       Span, concerning 2 sowes killed by him, & others att Abbotts

       howse about August last. Span told him, tht one was a whitish

       one, & the other white & black, & tht they had iagges in their

       eares, & tht hee the sd Span thought them to bee Abbotts hogs.

       ffurther hee deposeth not.

       Jurat Coram Giles Brent.

       Nouembr 20th 1647.

         The Depn of Rich: Cotsford aged 20 yeares or thereabouts

       in a cause depending betweene ffrancis Brooks, & Edm: Len

       nin. & Andrew Mr Commins man of Kent.

         This Dept sayth tht about 3 weeks since Edm: Lennin

       brought a Bore, wch hee sayd hee had killed unto Mr Commins

       howse & tht it was one of Abbotts. And att the same time

       Andrew Mr Commins man kill'd another Bore, of Mr Abbotts,

       & both hee the sd Cotsford saw brought home together to Mr

       Commins howse on Kent, & further hee deposeth not.

                               Jurat Coram Giles Brent.

         Capt Giles Brent the Attorney of the Admistrator of Henry

       Brooks mercht deceased, demandeth of Capt Robt Vaughan i

       hogsheads of Tob. tht bee tooke freight for, & conuerted them

       to his owne use. And allso 900 l Tob & cask being the price

       of a fether bed, Mr Cox had from Mr Tho: Weston, dew to Mr

       Henry Brooks deceased as aforesd

         Summons ret. ffeb. next.

         Owen James demandeth of Humphrey Attwicks 200 l Tob &

       cask. dew by Bill, wart to the Sheriffe ret. Jan: Court next.

       The Accompt of Willm Tornpson admistrator of the Estate of p.

           Robt Tuttey deceased as followeth.

         The Estate of Robt Tuttey Deffor 3 dayes worke for one mans goeing to the       6ffort to carry Robt Tuttey to the Doctor          0 0.