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borne had hired all such men, which went of theire owne
accord and out of love to the said Claborne, upp to the said
Hand, and had paid for their labours, according to theire
deserveings, itt would have cost him att least £1000. sterling
more then itt did, And this deponent being one of the said
Clabornes freinds, and went upp with him as aforesaid, was a
continuall trader with the Indians, for and with the said Clai-
borne for the two first yeares, and if this deponent had thought
the profitt of his paines and Labour in the Imploiment afore-
said, should not have redounded to the said Clabornes proper
use, he would not have adventured, and soe often indangered
his life amongst the Indians under sixty pounds sterling
annually and further deposeth not.
George Scouell
1640.
Rich: Moryson
Will: Frith. Jurat: in presencia mei Will: Baulke
notarii publici et examinat. per me
dictum Will: Baulke.
William Jeanes de Kecoughtan in Virginia aetatis 26 Annor.
aut eo circiter natus infra Ruthen in comitatus Denbigh testis
in hac parte productus Juratus et examinatus
Ad 35 Articulate dicit et deponit That in the sommer in
Anno 1637. he this deponent being a servant unto Capt:
Will: Clayborne was appointed by him the said Clayborne
together with other men to plant uppon an Hand in the
bottome of the bay of Chesepyack called Palmers Hand in
the Territorie of the Susquehanoughs which Island with other
lands adjoining the King of the Susquehanoughs had given
to the said Clayborne And further sayth that the articulate
Governor of Maryland did about the beginninge of March
followinge send Mr Branthoite, Sargent Vaughan, Renauld
Fleet and Edward Fleet, to take possession of the said Palmers
Island for the Lord Baltimore's use who came thether and did
accordingly take possession thereof, and of all the goods and
Cattle belonging to the said Clayborne thereon; Further this
deponent saith that in June followinge 1638. the said Governor
of Maryland came with a Pinnace to the said Palmers Hand
and wholly displanted the said Island and carried away all the
servants, neate Cattle and hoggs with all the Truckeingestuffe
householdstuffe and other goods that were upon the said
Island Whereby this deponent beleiveth the said Clayborne is
much dampnified but cannot certeynely set downe how much
yet this deponent thinks the said Clayborne lost thereby above
one Thousand pounds, because of his great charge in buildinge
and clearinge of the ground making the Forte, Wages, Clothing
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