286 Assembly Proceedings, April—May 1682.

U. H. Journal
1659-98
p. 411

Also Edward Turner Informs that having Conference of
Late with the Doctor of Captain Harris,s Ship he the said
Doctor told this Informer that he Saw the aforesaid Iohn Prior
buy Deer Skins of the Indians at Westwood house.
The Examination of Dennis Huscula of S⁽ Maries County
Planter taken upon Oath made before his Honour the Chan-
cellor this 5^th Day of May 1682 by me Thomas Burford
Attorney Generall as followeth—
The said Dennis being asked what he knew, and urged to
Declare the whole of what he could say concerning Iohn Prior
Merchant his purchasing of Skins of Indians or others Saith—
That he hath often been lately among the Indians, to buy
skins of them, they did inform this Examinant that all they
could gett they had lately Disposed of to s^d Iohn Prior Mer-
chant that keepeth Store at Westwood and to one Iames
Smallwood of Charles County, and that this Examinant heard
Captain Iames Bowling say that he heard M^r Mudd say that
he had seen Skins at Westwood Store—

the mark of

Tho^s Burford Att^y Genll. Dennis x Husculough

The Examination of Patrick Innes Chirurgion of Captain
Harris Master of the Ship Gerard now lying in Wicocomoco
taken this 5^th of May 1682 upon Oath before his Honour the
Chancellor by me Thomas Burford Attorny Generall
Imp^rs the said Jnnes being asked what he knew of one Iohn
Prior Merchant now Residing at Westwood in S^t Maries
County concerning his buying of any Deer Skins of the Indians
or others or what he said thereof to one Edward Turner—
Answered that he never Spoke to said Turner any word or
Syllable concerning any Skins bought by said Prior of Indian
or Indians nor directly or indirectly knoweth of any Such thing
nor any for his use; and further knoweth not.—
Tho: Burford Att Gen^l Patrick Jnnes

The Examination of Thomas Gerard Gent: taken upon oath
made before his Honour the Chancellor the 5th of May 1682
by me Thomas Burford Attorney Generall as followeth
Imp^rs the s^d Thomas Gerard being asked what he knew con-
cerning any Skins bought by one Iohn Prior Merchant now
residing at the house of Said Gerard at Westwood of any
Indian or Indians or others or by any other person for said
Priors use—
Answered that he never saw him buy a Skin this Voyage of
any Indian nor he never bought any for him, nor doth he know
of any other Person that hath bought for said Priors use, nor
knoweth any thing concerning the premisses
Tho^s Burford Att Genl. Thomas Gerard—