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Ad 38. Dicit et deponit, That he this deponent beieiveth
that the servants which are mentioned in the articulate
Accounts, which the said Claborne brought upon the said
Hand, which were not sent by the said Clobery and Company
did worke as well on the said Plantation belonging to the said
Jointstocke, as on the said Claborne's Plantation att Craford,
And that the servants belonging to the said Claborne did as
much worke, for the benefitt of the said Jointstocke, as any of
the servants belonging to the said Jointstocke did, for the
benefitt of the said Plantation at Craford, And (this deponent
beleiveth) that by the said Claibornes planting att Craford, the
said Plantation belonging to the said Jointstocke was better
defended against the Indians who before that, did committ
many Outrages against the said Plantation, And further
deposeth not.
Ad 42 Dicit et deponit That the goods of John Heriott
deceased (to this deponent's owne knowledge) were by the
Direction and order of the said Capt: Evelin, att the Ile
of Kent apprized by indifferent men, att the rate as is articulate,
and this deponent beleiveth were worth noe more, And this
deponent knoweth not that the said Claiborne did speake to
the prizers, that prized the said goods, to prize them att an
under valew. And further deposeth not.
John Boteler.
Rich: Moryson
Obedience Robins Juratus et examinat: in presencia
Will: Frith. mei, et per me Will: Baulke
notarium publicum.
Phillippus Taylor de Accomacke in Colonia de Virginia
etatis 30 annor. aut eo circiter natus infra pochiam de Marden
in Com. Hereford.
Testis in hac parte productus Jurat: et examinat:
Ad 9. Articulum dicit et deponit That he being one of the
freemen which went with the said Claiborne at the first to
plant upon the said Plantation, the said Claiborne procured
divers other freemen to goe upp with him by reason the
servants which then came over with the said Claiborne were
not of sufficient strength to raise the said Plantation and to
manage the Traid or to defend themselves against the Indians
whoe had lately cutt of a plantation nere to that place and
slayne 30 or 40 dutchmen and attempted to doe the like to
the said Claiborne and Companie, and that without the assist-
ance and aid of the said Freemen and servantes the Plantation
and Traid aforesaid could not have beene mannaged kept and
defended, and that the said Freemen did not hinder the said
Traid by buyeing of anie bevers or other trucke of the Indians
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