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itt, whereupon the said Master told him if he would send his
Boat for itt, he might have a piece of itt, to which the said
Capt: Crofts replyed he would not send his Boat but would
make him bring itt on board, the said Master therefore sent
itt on board his own Boat After which he the said Crofts asked
the said Master if he owned any part of the said Ketch, who
told him noe, the said Crofts then asked him who did, the said
Master replyed one Loder the said Capt: Crofts then interro-
gated him where the Rogue was. The Master answered he
left him att Pocomoke to which the said Crofts reply was, if
ever he could catch him he would plague him never noe man
in the Countrey was soe plagued being informed that Mr Sant-
ford and the said Loder had petitioned the King against him.
Alsoe this Deponent further testifieth that in the month of
December last the said Crofts meeting with the abovesaid
Ketch detained her from goeing about her business took
possession of her by sending three of his men on board her
and fetching severall of our men out of him and would not
suffer the Vessell to goe till he had first taken out of the Ketch
5 Barrells Brandy or English spiritts one piece Flannell and
one Case of Strong Waters, afterwards gave him a permitt
that he found her clear which is true indeed but that he had
nothing from him is indeed a Lye these two papers I did not
see dated butt were given me by Mr Loder which I beleeve to
be his own hand.
Samuell Woodward
The 3d 7ber 1686. Samuell Woodward
made oath of the above written
to be true,
sworne before me. Will Stevens.
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Liber B.
P. R. O.
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