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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-1687/8
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Accompanying Papers, 1676-7. 189

the Overthrow and hindrance to the same, which as soone as
he the said Evelin had brought to passe he went for England.
Rich: Moryson
Will: Frith.
The mark of
Thomas T Sturman
Juratus et examinatus
in presencia mei per me Will: Baulke
notarii publici

20. May. 1640.

Thomas Youall de Insui Kant in provincia de Maryland
etatis 22 Annor. aut circiter, natus infra pochiam de Wilbar-
sonne in Com. North. Testis in hac parte productus juratus et
examinatus dicit et deponit.
Ad 13. Articulum dicit et deponit That att his (this depo-
nent's arrivall on the Articulate Iland being in July 1634 there
was great want of Truckingstuffe And that the said Claiborne
did provide a Pinnace and boates, with men and things neces-
sary in Expectation of Trucke as this deponent beleeveth) to
goe a trading with the Indians, and that the said Claiborne if
he had had Truckingstuffe (this deponent beleeveth) might
have bought 3000 Beaver skinns at least more then he did
with the same men boates and provisions he had provided for
that the Indians (to this deponent's owne knowledge) would
sooner trade with the said Claiborne then with any other, and
that the unnecessary providing of the said Boates, men, and
other things in expectation of Trucke, was (to this deponents
owne knowledge a great damage to the Jointstocke, and
hapned for want of the said Truckingstuffe, and not by any
default of the said Claiborne.
Ad 14. Articulum dicit et deponit, That there hath beene
great want of Ammunition on the said Iland, as Powder shott
and Gunns ever since this deponent came on the said Iland
being for the space of 3 yeares att least before the said Clai-
borne went for England And that the Plantation was allwayes
in great danger to be lost, for want of the said Ammunition,
and the men expected allwaies when they should be cutt of by
the Indians, and that the Inhabitants and Freemen did in this
deponent's hearing, much murmure and complaine to the said
Claiborne therefore, and that there was to this deponent's owne
knowledge, great want of many other necessaries, and that the
said Claiborne was therefore constrayned to make many
voyadges to Virginia the said Plantation being accounted 50
leagues from the said shipping in Virginia, to his greate
hinderance, and that the said Claiborne (as this deponent
verely beleeveth) did pay for such commodities bought in
Virginia two for one or 50 per cent more then they cost in

P. R. O.

Colonial
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