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P. R. O.

Colonial
Papers.

the Bayley of the said Plantation say) by which Plantation and
other worke done by the said servants there, the said Evelin
gained or might have gained as this deponent beleeveth five-
teene thousand weight of Tobacco for 4 of the said servants
were Carpenters and this deponent knoweth that the freemen
on the said Hand would willinglie have given 2ooo^lbs of
Tobacco a head yearly for everie the said fewer servants and
for the other servants being able men might have gained a
good Cropp of Corne and Tobacco yearly, And this deponent
hath heard that the said Evelin sold in London to one Owen
Phillipps the said John Hatch, Andrew Baker and Thomas
Baker for/30 sterling but the said Phillipps never had but one
of the said servants, which he recovered in Court in Maryland
for the said Evelin had formerly made them over to M^r Lugar
secretary of Maryland.
Ad 27. Articulum dicit et deponit That the said Evelin by
vertue of the said letter of Atturney, from the said Cloberry
and Murhead, haveing soe taken into his possession as afore-
said did dispose, sell and make away great part of the house-
holdstuffe, trucking stuffe, and other goods and particulers
which were mentioned in the foresaid Inventory, on this de-
ponents owne knowledge to the Inhabitants and freemen on
the said Hand, and did transport other part thereof ziz^t Kettles
Trading Cloath, Axes, Hoes, Knives, Gunns, Beades, Rigging
of Pinnaces, Provisions for Boates, Bedding Pewter, workeing
Tooles and other goods for he this deponent did see the said
Evelin carry them on board the Pinnace the valew of which
said goods this deponent knoweth not certainely but beleeveth
were worth or might have been sold for 900^£ or 800^£ at least,
which this deponent beleeveth because he hath seene most of
the said goods and hath knowen part of them sold, and hath
seene the Inventory of them and valued the same to the best
of his Judgement att the said rate of 800^£ not accounting the
said Plantation the Windmill two frames of Windmills, the
Pipestaves, and 36 servants which servants were mentioned in
the said Inventory.
Ad 28. Articulum dicit et deponit That he this deponent
hath heard the said Evelin say he did deliver and sell unto the
Governor of Maryland 2 peeces of Dutch trading Cloath, and
other trading stuffe for Powder and Beaver with which he the
said Governor of Maryland went up to the Susquehanoughs
and bought Corne therewith, but would not deliver to the said
Evelin any of the said Corne, the Plantation standing in great
neede thereof, to whome this deponent said you are served
well enough to lett him have the Cloath and to leave yourselfe
without, now you have none to gett Corne and goe a trading
with, but the valew of the said Cloath or Powder this deponent
knoweth not.