Accompanying Papers, 1676-7. 197

first that they might carry their Comodities to what Country
they would, which the Virginians could not doe, and 2^ndly that
the said Claiborne's Commission was of noe force, but was for
other places, as for Nova Scotia and other places neere New
England, And that the said Evelin did att the same time com-
mand the letter of Atturney from Clobery and Murhead to be
there read, unto whome M^r John Butler answered, Capt. Evelin
what needs that noe body doth interrupt or hinder you in the
Marchants busines, you have done already and may doe what
you please none of us will meddle therewith, or words to this
effect to this deponent's best remembrance, which words of the
said Butlers the said Evelin did not contradict, nor could not
justly soe doe as this deponent beleeveth and further deposeth
not.
The mark of
Thomas + Hailes
Rich: Moryson.
Will: Frith Jurat: et exam: in presencia mei
et per me Will: Baulke notarii publici.

Will: Coxe de Insul: Kant in provincia de Maryland etatis
35 Annor. aut eo circiter natus infra pochiam de Scarcliffe in
Com Derb—
Testis in hac parte productus Juratus et examinatus

26. Maij 1640.

Ad 9. dicit et deponit that all things therein contained are
true to this deponent's owne knowledge.
Ad 10. dicit et deponit That 6 of the servants sent in the
shipp the Affrica died either comeing over or within 2 months
after theire arrivall on the said Hand viz^t John Thompson,
Phillipp Hamblyn, John Dunne, Christopher Fleming, John But-
ler and Thomas Tripland, and that most of them that remained
were weake and sicklie men and not able to helpe themselves
much lesse to defend the Fort against the Indians, and that
the said Claiborne was therefore necessaryly constrained to
hire other servants and freemen whose names are mentioned
yearly in the articulate second schedule to saile the boates
and other occasions about the said Plantation, amongst whome
this deponent was one of the said freemen soe hired, and that
if it had not beene for the love and goodwill, which this
deponent and other freemen did beare to the said Claiborne
they would not have served for twice soe much to any other,
as they did to the said Claiborne, and that by their labours
they could have gained above twice soe much in Virginia, and
that other Traders and Planters paid as great or greater
wages, and that it had beene impossible for the said Claborne

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