Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.239

               The Deposition of Markes Pheypo aged 35 years Liber B.

               or thereabouts being Sworne and Examined this

               day in open Court. Sayth.

        That mr Cuthbert ffenwick being about five or Six years

      Since a Shore at St Inegos ffort requested this Depont that he

      would Sett him aboard of Capt Burbages Sloop. Comeing P. 415

      aboard the Said mr ffenwick desired this Deponent that he

      would take Notice of a hogshead of Tobacco whether it were

      Merchantable or noe, he this depont answered that, that hogs

      head was not Merchantable, the Same being rotten So far as

      this depont did View the Same.

        And further mr ffenwick did desire this depont that he would

      help to head it, for the head was then out, And further Saith

      that the Said mr ffenwick could not then conveniently put the

      Same ashore having noe Boate for that purpose, and the Sloope

      in Short time after Setting Saile for Virginia And further

      Sayth not.

      Robert Taylor by his Attorny)  According to the direction of

      John Hambletonan Order made in this Cause the

      Robert Brooke Esq defendant   20th day of January last, the parties

      now attending, and the Complt by his Said Attorney pro-

      duceing his proofes, And the defend alledging that the pltes

      marke Expressed in his Petition, and the Marke appearing by

      the proofes were different, It is ordered that the Wittnesses

      that viewed the hogs killed Shall view the compltes hogs,

      that by Testimony upon oath or otherwise the Court may be

      Certified whether the Marke of the hogs killed doth agree

      with the Marke of the Said Taylors hogs or not, That the

      Court may proceed thereupon as Shall be thought fitt, And for

      this purpose the further hearing is respited till the next Court

           Phillip Harwood aged 35 yeares or thereabouts Sworne

           and Examined the 20th of ffebruary 1652 Sayth.

        That in or about November last past your Depont being

      then Servant to mr Robert Brooke and being at work helping

      the Carpenter there came in one of mr Robert Brookes his

      Children, and Said that there was wild hogs in the Neck,

      whereupon Tho: Brooke tooke his Gunne and Called John

      Taylor to go out with him, not long after this Depont was

      Called to goc and Singe a hog, wch your Deponent did it

      being a Marked Barrow of a midle Size wth mark was the

      right Eare Cropt with a half moon under the Said Crop, the

      left Eare being Slitt with the upper part of the Slitt cutt away

      in Manner of a Square, And further this Deponent did hear his p. 416

      then Said Master Say if the right owner Came he would give

      him Double Satisfaction, And further Sayth not

                          Sworne before me Richd Preston