Accompanying Papers, 1676-7. 211

Edmundus Deering de Insul: Kant in provincia de Mary-
land etatis 25 Annor. aut eo circiter, natus infra pochiam de
Somsoin in Com. Suffolk
Testis in hac parte productus Juratus et Examinatus.

Ad 17 Articulum Dicit et deponit, That to this deponent's
owne knowledge, this Article is true, for he was allwaies
imploied a trading with the said Claiborne and hath seene the
passage of the Indians in theire trade, And this deponent
hath since traded for the Marylanders, and knoweth that they
use to keepe noe other Account, then is Articulate.
Ad 24. Articulum dicit et deponit, That to this deponent's
owne knowledge, the said Evelin, with some others with him,
did seize upon the Pinnace Elizabeth att Kecaughton in
Virginia and did there dispose of Corne and Tobacco then
laden aboard her to divers men in Virginia, to the valew (as
this deponent beleiveth) of £400 sterling, there being 50
Barrells of Corne att least, and everie barrell of Corne was
then worth 500^lbs of Tobacco, and Tobacco was then worth 4^d
per pound, There being alsoe then laden aboard the said
Pinnace 30 hogsheads of Tobacco or thereabouts, And that
the said Evelin then carried this deponent and the sa?d
Pinnace upp to James Towne And further deposeth not.
Ad 26 Articulum Dicit et deponit That the said Evelin did
by vertue of a letter of Atturney from the said Clobery and
Murhead come upon the said Plantation and Ile of Kent (as is
articulate) and take possession, power and Command of all
the Plantations Houses goods servants Mills and whatsoever
else belonged to the said Jointstocke on the said Plantation and
Ile of Kent without any hindrance or interruption of any (as farr
as this deponent knoweth or hath heard) in the said Claiborne's
right, and that the said Evelin did order and direct this
deponent, and all the rest of the servants concerneing theire
Labours and that this deponent and the said servants did obey
the said Evelin, as they had formerly done the said Claiborne
And the said Evelin did appoint some of the servants the
makeing of Pipestaves, and that the servants articulate were
by the said Evelin sold and lett goe free, before theire times
of service were expired (as is articulate) And that the said
Evelin did place Monjoy Evelen att Patomeck to learne the
language, and that the said Monjoy Evelin had severall
parcells of trucke with him thither, And the said Capt: Evelin
hath received for some part thereof att least 50^lbs of Beaver
and for the residue thereof he this deponent knoweth not what
the said Evelin hath 'received, and that the said Evelin did
transport and carry to Maryland John Ascue Andrew Baker
William Williamson and his wife, John Hatch, Thomas Baker
Phillipp West John Dandy John Hobson and this deponent

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