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deponents aboad the want and danger of the Indians is true, as
is articulate in respect of Gunns and arms and that the people
did therefore still mourmeur against the said Claybourne And
that the said Plantation beinge about some 50 leagues from
Virginia it was a great hinderance and charge to fetch goods
from thence at two or three for one or 50 per cent at least
more then they cost in England as is articulate And this
deponent believeth that every of those servants apparrell cost
the said Clayborne yearly at least £5. 10^s and that this depo-
nent did not keep his servants in Virginia in clothinge for soe

little, but boath before that tyme and since hath layd out six

pounds, eight pounds and sum tymes £10. for one yeares
Apparrellinge of a servant.
Ad 25 Dicit et deponit That the said Evelin in the month of
May 1637 came to Kecoughtan and told this deponent that the
said Clayborne was then kum a way in Gaynyes Pennace and
there shewed a letter of Atturney from M^r Clobery and M^r
Moorehead and said it was to disposses the said Clayborne
and to take possession of every thinge that was theirs at the
Ile of Kent or in Virginia, and that Captain Hooke gave the
said Evelin possession of the pennaces and boates which
Captaine Clayborne formerly possessed And the said Hooke
beinge one of the Counsell and Captaine of the Fort com-
manded this deponent by a warrant under his hand to carry
the great penace called the Elizabeth and all her loading to
James Citty which this deponent did accordingly and further
deposeth not.
The mark of
Capt: Rich: R Popeley.
Francis Wiat
Sam: Mathewes Juratus in presencia mei Will:
Will: Frith. Baulke notarii publici et exam:
per me dictum Will: Baulke.

Johannes Harvey de James Citty in Virginia Mil:
Testis in hac parte productus Juratus et Examinat.

Ad 14. Articulum Allegations Dicit et deponit, That he this
deponent haveing kept severall servants in Virginia, and by
his this deponent's knowledge of other men's charges in keep-
ing of theire servants in Virginia, sayth that the articulate rate
of £5. 10^s per head is lesse then a man can be Clothed for in
Virginia yearely.
Ad 25 Dicit et deponit That in the month of June articulate,
the articulate Evelin did produce the articulate letter of Attur-
ney from the said Clobery and Murhead, both att the same
time att James Citty and before att Kecaughtan, and by vertue

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