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i 8o Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.
Liber B. able adventure hither, had not She Sd Mrs Williams lent him five hundred pounds which this Depont hath often heard him Say he owed to her the Said Mrs Williams, and that Capt Mitchell at the Downes aboard the Ship caused Mrs Williams to fetch the bond wherein he Stood ingaged to her for the Said ffive hundred pounds to Shew the Same to the Master of the Ship upon his desireing to know whether She had Such a bond and that the Said bond was carried a Shoar at Deale to be Shewed to Mrs Mitchell, and likewise that he was to give her a Rideing Suit which She brought to Sea with him, in liew of a Watch and a ring which he had Sold of her's in England and that he was also to give her a Mantle which he brought in with him hither in Satisfaccon of a Mourning Cloak wch he had of her, and which he had disposed of in England, and this Deponent further also deposeth, that She was present at his the Said Capt Mitchells house in there at or near St Maries when he the Said Capt Mitchell asked her the Said Mrs Warren which were her ffather's goods, delivered or Caused to be de- livered unto her one ifeather bed one bolster two pillows a pair of Blanketts and one bedd Rugg three pair of Sheets two pair p. 324 of pillow bears one dozen and half of Napkins Seven pewter dishes all marked with J: S: a great brass pan a Great brass pott, a little brass or Bell mettle pott & Skellet and directed her to lay them aside that they might not be mingled amongst his own goods, of which he was then about to take an accompt or Inventory or to that effect, And these being all the goods which at that time could be found whereunto She the sd Mrs Warren did lay any clayme unto as belonging to her ffather were then accordingly laid aside and Separated from his the Sd Capt Mitchell's goods, and delivered into the Custody of the Sd Mrs Warren the Pewter being all marked with J: S: as aforesd and the Linnen and bedding also the ffeather bedd were marked with J: s: and Some double J: to the best of her remembrance which goods or divers of them were aftewards by the Said Capt Mitchell or his appoint- ment taken out of the Custody of the Said Mrs Warren, he the Said Cap' Mitchell telling her that in regard he was at the charge of the transportacon and that they were Shipped upon his accompt he Saw noe Cause but he might make the best use of them to his own benefit though they were her ffather's goods or to that effect, And this Depont ffurthr also deposeth, that She heard the Said Capt Mitchell upon Mr Wil- ham Smith's departure Say that if he the Said Smith were a ffreeman and would not acknowledge him for his Master what had he to doe to maintain him or what did he there, and bad the sd Smith provide for himself for he Should Stay in his house noe longer or to that effect, And further likewise this Depont
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