Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50 33

       Mr Henry Roch                            Liber B.

         I pray doe me the favour if you can possibly light on my

       Man Nicholas White p name to bring him along with you and

       this my Note Shall ingage me to pay you 250 weight of good and

       Merchantable Tobacco for Soe doeing if you bring him at your p. 264

       return and Soe likewise for Arthur Allings man Wittness my

       hand this present of Aprill 1650 p me Richard Blunt

                   The Deposition of Mr Richard Blunt aged 36

                   years or thereabouts being Sworn Saith

         That there was never any bargain betwixt Mr Thomas

       Copley and the Said Depont concerning one Nicholas Whight

       a Servant now in dispute betwixt the Said Mr Copley and the

       Deponh neither did this Depont ever Authorise Henry Roch or

       any other as this Deponts Attorney to Sell or dispose of the

       Said Servant to the Sd Mr Copley and further Saith not

                        Jurat 15o January 1651 corarn me

                                         Tho Hatton

         Marke Livesey maketh Oath that he was present upon

       Sunday last in the Evening at the house of Thomas Copley

       Esq where he this Deponent then heard the Said Mr Copley

       pmise or ingage himself to Mr Richard Blunt that Nicholas

       White whome the Said Blunt claimed for his Servant Should

       be forthcomeing and Should be ready to goe along with the

       Sd Blunt and this Depont the then next morning to the Gov-

       ernor's house And that he the Said Mr Copley would then

       send his Case in writeing concerning the Sd Servant to the

       Governor and further Saith not

                Jurat 15 to January 1651 coram me Tho: Hatton

         And the Governor testified under his hand in Open Court

       vizt I doe testifie that at what time Henry Roach came for the

       Runaways about June last Mr Copley writt me word, that in

       Conscience the Servant in question named White could not

       be taken from him untill he had Doctor Taylor's Oath pre-

       tending he had agreed for him with his Master for 1500 l 10-

       bacco or to that purpose. Janry 21. 1651 Wm Stone

         Mr Copley likewise desired that Mr Ralph Crouch's Oath

       might be taken on this behalf in this Cause being as followeth

       viz:

         Ralph Crouch Gent maketh Oath that he heard Jeremy Mr p. 265

       Copley's Servant tell Mr Richard Blunt at his late being there,

       that Nicholas White the Servant in question lived at the house

       where the Chimney was on fire which was the Ganghouse be-

       longing to Mr Cropley, and further Saith not

                                  Sworn in Open Court