Court and Testamentary Business, 1650 53279

        The Deposition of Miles Cooke being taken in Court of Liber B.

      Maryland the Said Miles Cooke did hear Benjamine Cowell

      Say to mr Husbands that he had received of mr Pills two hhds

      of Tobacco for the use of mr Richard Thurstone and they were

      aboard the Ship hopefull Adventure whereof was Commander

      then mr Richard Husbands whereupon the Said Husbands did

      Sweare that never a Thurstone in the world Should have any

      Tobacco there And further in my hearing did deny the To-

      bacco to the Said Thurstone being demanded by the Said

      Thurstone of the Said Husbands in England, And further this

      Deponent Sayth not.

                        J urat 8to June 1653 in open Court

           The Deposition of John Hallowes gent aged 40 yeares

           or thereabouts Sworne & Examined Sayeth

        That before Ralphe Beane went for England I the Said John

      Hallowes did pay unto the aforesaid Ralph Beane Sixteen

      hundred pounds of Tobacco and Caske for the use of John

      Dandy. And further this Deponent Sayth not.

                                     John Hallowes

      Taken before me. Tho: Baldridge.

        Mr Hallowes the above mentioned Deponent Maketh Oath p. 464

      that he paid the Tobacco above mentioned in Anno 1650. And

      further Sayth not. Jurat in open Court June the 7th 1653.

        This Bill bindeth me John Nunn my heirs or Assignes to

      pay or Cause to be paid unto Henry ffox or his assignes the

      Just quantity of four hundred & forty pounds of good Sound

      Tobacco & Caske to be paid in the County of St Maries on

      the 10th day of November next Wittness my hand this 31th of

      March 1651

                                        John Nunn

      Teste Phillip Land.

        I Henry ffox do assigne over unto Edward Packer or his

      Assignes all my right and Title of this Bill.

      September the 25th 1651Henry ffox his markc

      Teste Phillip Land.           x

        Memorandum that I Edward Packer Gent doe assigne over

      all my Interest of the within mentioned Bill unto mr Walter

      Beane or his Assignes. Wittness my hand this first of January

      1652.                          Edward Packer

      Teste Henry Coursey