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the said yeare to have restored the said Cattle and their
encrease to the said Claiborne, and that it is usuall to make
the like bargaine of lending, hireing and restoring of Cattle
in Virginia, And that the Feed for such Cattle are little worth,
and if it be not eaten, it rotteth and fadeth away or is burnt
yearly, soe that there being much feed and grasse on the said
Plantation of noe value to the said Jointstocke.
Ad 13. Articulum dicit et deponit That the said Claiborne
did in all the yeares of his trading with the Indians, want
truckingstuffe from time to time, and as this deponent hath
heard the said Claiborne often say, he did expect to receive
some out of England from his partners, and that the said
Claborne (to this deponent's knowledge) did provide Pinnaces,
Boates and Ammunition and all things necessary against the
comeing of the truckingstuffe, and that the said Claiborne if he
had not wanted truckingstuffe, might have bought a great
quantitie of Beavers more then he did, with the same boates,
men and meanes or with little charge more, soe that (as this
deponent beleeveth) the want of the said truckingstuffe, and
the unnecessary provisions in expectation of Truck was a great
losse and damage to the said Jointstocke, and did not any way
happen by the default of the said Claiborne, but by the want
of Truck as aforesaid, and further deposeth not.
Ad 14. Articulum dicit et deponit That there was divers
yeares during the said Claiborne's being upon the said Hand
there was great want of Powder shott and gunns, and that
thereby the said Trade was hindred and the Plantation was in
danger to be lost and the men were afraid to be cutt of by the
Indians, for the said Inhabitants did much murmure and com-
plaine thereof to the said Claiborne in this deponent's hearing,
and that there was alsoe great want of servants, apparell and
other necessaries for boates, and that the said Plantation (as
this deponent beleeveth) is 50 leagues from the shipping in
Virginia, And that the said Claiborne (to this deponent's owne
knowledge for he oftentimes went with the said Claborne) was
constrained to make many journeys, and often send to Vir-
ginia to his great hindrance, (as this deponent-verely beleeveth)
and that the said Claiborne did pay for most of the said Com-
modities 2 or 3 for one, and that the said Claiborne did pay
the dearer because he deferred the buying of the said Comod-
ities (as he the said Claiborne told this deponent) in expectation
of Trucke and other supplies from the said Clobery and Com-
pany, by meanes whereof (as this deponent thinketh and verely
beleeveth) everie servants apparell did yearely cost the said
Claiborne £5. 10. at least.
Ad 15. Articulum dicit et deponit, That by the said Clai-
borne's industry and care this deponent verely beleeveth and
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