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and that such servants as remayned of the Joynt stocke were
weake men as commonly all new men are the first yeare And
theire wayges were lesse then others would have given in
Virginia; And that without the Freemens assistance 30. or 40.
men could not have managed and kept the said Trade and
Plantation and believeth that such boates and men were
usually every yeare imployed by the said Clayborne as is
Articulate.
Ad 11. Dicit et deponit That he this deponent hath considered
of the particulars in all the Accompts Articulate, and for the
space of the two first yeares knoweth most of the particulars
to be true out of his owne knowledge, and out of his experience
in such affaires saith that he believeth the rest were soe layed
out by the said Clayborne as is herein expressed and were
necessary for the said Trade and Plantation And that such
particulars as concerne this deponent and his servants are true
as is herein set downe, And that any Stranger could not have
accomplished that which the said Clayborne did with farr more
expences And believeth that any indifferent men as have
traded or ben imployed to rayse plantations in thes partes of
the World will approve of the said Accompts and generally
believeth concerning all the said Accompts and the severall
sommes therein mentioned for trucking stuffe, servants
apparrell, Boates, housekeepinge servants wayges Allowance
to the Ministers, for gunns, ammunition, surgery, expences
in jurnies, buying of hoggs, workinge tooles and other neces-
saries therein expressed were soe layed out by the said Clay-
borne in the said Plantation. And this deponent knoweth and
hath herd the Traders say, That the Trade for Beaver and
furrs with the Indians hath proved dearer and dearer thes 4.
or 5. yeares past But believeth that yf the said Capt: Clayborne
had had trucke soone after the fire, yt had ben the onely tyme
to gett monny because the Indians exceedingly seemed to love
the said Clayborne and there were then few other Traders in
those parts.
Ad 12. Dicit et deponit That the said Clayborne did carry
uppon the said Hand divers neate Cattle as is articulate which
were sayd to be the said Claybornes Cattle before his arrivall
in the Afryca, and that the milke of the said Cattle was a great
benefit and nurrishment to the servants there boath in sicknes
and in health, And believeth that the Freemen would have
hired the said Cattle at the rates articulate and restored them
and theire Increase as is articulate and that the hire of
Cattle for that rate is usuall in Virginia and that the grasse
and food was of noe value unless the said Cattle had fedd yt
and further deposeth not.
Ad 14. Dicit et deponit He knoweth That during the said
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