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Ad 22. Dicit et deponit That about the 18th of May 1637 the
said Clayborne being ready to goe for England did (in this depo-
nents hearinge and in the presence of divers of the Freemen
and servants there assembled upon the articulate Island make
offer unto the said Evelin, to deliver unto him the said Evelin,
all the goods, servants and whatsoever belonged to the said
Clobery and Company in the said Joyntstocke according to an
Inventory prepared by the said Clayborne and the said Evelin
of which each had a coppy according to the said Clobery his
directions, upon consideration the said Evelin would give the
said Clayborne for the use of the said Clobery and Company
a bond of £3000. sterlinge not to allienate or sell the said
Plantation or Hand or any part thereof to the Marylanders or
any other, and not to remove or carry away any of the servants
from the said Island; But the said Evelin did deny and refuse
to give the said Clayborne any such bond, whereupon the said
Clayborne said for his part and for as much as concerned him
the said Clayborne any ways he would not assigne the said
Plantation or any of the servants or goods unto the said Evelin,
Then the said Evelin replyed that he did not care to have any
such Assignment from the said Clayborne, And further this
deponent sayth that the said Evelin then said that he the said
Evelin would recover the Plantation and servants and all the
goods aforesaid by Lawe and this deponent saith that the said
Clayborne the next day departed for England That the said
Evelin did (while the said Clayborne was there and in his
absence after his departure) freely dispose and order the said
Plantation, servants and goods as he thought goode, and
further deposeth not.
Ad 23. Dicit et deponit That the contents thereof are true
to this deponent's owne knowledge.
Ad 36. Dicit et deponit That he this deponent doth verylie
beleive that through the said Evelins bad carrage and disposall
of the said Marchants estates and through the said Evelins
neglect and carelessnesse in following the affaires of the said
Jointstock is dampnified at the least £8000. as he beleiveth in
reguard all was lost and brought to ruein.
Ad 38. Dicit et deponit That as farr as this deponent
knoweth there were noe more but six servants remayninge
alive in Anno 163 which belonged to the said Clobery and
Company as is mentioned in the Accounts articulate for that
this deponent did imploy them, and this deponent knoweth
the said Clayborne had procured and brought up from Virginia
a leven servants more as is mentioned in the Accounts articu-
late And this deponent saith that in 1634 as is articulate the
said Clayborne received 19 servants and noe more from the
said Clobery and Company of whome this deponent was one
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