Accompanying Papers, 1676-7. 239

goeinge for England, did deliver into the keepinge of Capt:
Thomas Purifie a stock of neat Catle about the number of 12
belonging to Sir Tho: Gates deceased which Cattle with all
their Increase were about August in Anno 1631. by the said
Capt: Claibornes order carried up to the Isle of Kent and for
the rates of the Milke this deponent remembreth that yt was
then sould for 12^d per gallone in monny and further sayth that
the food for such Cattle is little or nothinge worth in Virginia
and that yf yt be not eaten rotteth and fadeth away or is burnt
yearely and further deposeth not.
The marke of
William + Leuermore
Aliis Cox.
Rich: Moryson.
Jurat: in presencia mei Will: Baulke
notarii publici et exam: per me
dictum Will: Baulke.

Ad 42. Dicit et Deponit That to this deponent's owne knowl-
edge the goods of the articulate John Heriott deceased were
by the direction and order of the said Evelin apprazed by in-
different men at the rate of £8. 7^s 10^d and were worth noe
more and that which doth induce this deponent to say thus (is)
this deponent and 2 men more were by the apprayzers of the
goods aforesaid, and that after the apprayzement yt was thought
the said goods were over prayzed, and soe were turned and
put uppon the prayzors which the other prayzors did refuse
but this deponent did accept and take the said goods, and
this deponent did deliver part of the said goods to the said
Evelin, viz: A trunke a sword a knife and other things at
the rate they were prayzed being the best pennyworths as
this deponent conceiveth. And further deposeth not.
Anthony Linney
Rich: Moryson.
Jurat: in presencia mei Will: Baulke
notarii publici.
et exam: per me dictum Will: Baulke.

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