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articulate, most of which Cattellcame from Kequotan in Virginia
from the Custodie of Capt: Thomas Purifie, and were com-
monly said to be the stocke and Cattell of Sir Thomas Gaytes
K^c deceased. The milke of which Cattell in all the tyme of the
said Claiborne's aboad there was a great nourishment and
benefitt to the servants and people upon the said traid and
Plantation both in sicknes and in health, And that the milke
of everie Cowe of the said Cattell was all that tyme worth
about 100^lbs of Tobacco yearly, and that the Freemen would
have given as much or more, And that the like bargaines of
hyring lending and restoring of Cattle with their increase as is
articulate have bene and are nowe usuall in Virginia, and that
the grasse that is not fedd by Cattle fadeth awaie and is of no
use or value, and further deposeth not.
Ad 13. Dicit et deponit That the said Claiborne did for the
most parte of the tyme of his being and traiding upon the
said Plantation want trucking stuffe especially in thee years
1632: 1633: 1634: in which years this deponent beleveth the
said Claiborne might have gotten and traided for at least twoe
thousand Beavers yearlie more then he did yf he had bene
supplyed with Dutch Cloth, good axes and other trucke, out
of England, and that with little lesse chardge of boates or men
then were before provided for that traid aforesaid, And this
deponent beleveth the want of Trucke as is articulate was a
great damage to the Joyntstocke, And further deposeth not.
Ad 14. Dicit et deponit, That there was great murmering
among the servaunts and people for want of ammunition,
servants apparrell and other necessaries as is articulate, and
that the said Plantation was thereby much endangered being
as this deponent beleeveth seated about 50 leagues from
Virginia, That thereby the said Claiborne was forced often to
goe and send to Virginia and buy commodities after the rate
of 50 per cent or twoe for one, because the buyeing thereof
was deferred till the last shipps in expectation to heare from
the said Cloberrie and Companie, By which meanes this depo-
nent beleveth that the yearly apparrell of everie servant there
did cost the said Claiborne five pounds or five pounds tenne
shillings, And this deponent haveing kept servants upon the
said Plantation was putt to a greater chardge for theire main-
tenance in Cloothing and apparaile, And further deposeth not.
Ad 15 Dicit et deponit That the said Claiborne was by
all men there taken notice of to use extraordenarie care
and industrie to make the said Plantation thrive and the
trade to become beneficiall, And this deponent never
heard of anie other Adventure in the said parte that thrived
soe well, and beleveth that yt would have bene verie
beneficiall to the Joynstocke in their Adventures yf sufficient

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