Court and Testamentary Business, 1653/4.329

         Mr John Metcalfe the Sheniffe maketh Oath that Lt Lewis Liber B.

        did Authorize mr Edward Packer to acknowledge a Judgmt on

        his behalf to mr William Hardwich as above is Expressed in

        Case he did not appeare at this Court himseif. Uterq Jurat in

        plena Curia 2do Martij 1653      Tho: Hatton

        mr William Hardwich plte mr Edward Packer being Authorized

        Lt william Lewis deft £ as before appears by proofe acknowl-

        edgeth a Judgnlt this day in open Court on the behalf and as

        Attorney for Lt William Lewis unto mr William Hardwich for

        twenty three pounds And an half of principail Good and well

        Condiconed Beaver as by the Bill thereof is Expressed (which

        is Delivered up and Cancelled).

         Arthur Wright maketh oath that he doth not know that mr

        Cuthbt ffenwick or any other for him or by his appointment

        Ever killed any hogs of mr Robert Brookes, onely this Depont

        about or a Little before the time that mr ffenwick went to Seat

        his plantation at Putuxent Saw Some Singed Porke in a Boate,

        which nlr ffenwick Said was killed at the place where he was

        going there to Seate upon his own Land, And further this

        Deponent Cannot Materially Depose

                        Sworne in Open Court. Tho: Hatton

                 The Deposition of Ralph Hazieton aged 23 years

                 or thereabouts Sworne & Examined the 26th day

                 of ffebruary 7653. Sayth.

         That he went with nf Cuthbt ffenwick and his people being

        bound to Putuxent to Seate his plantation there, And Comeing

        a shore the Snow lying upon the Ground, this Depont Sayth

        they found the feeting of Many hogs, and he goeing to take

        up their Lodgings he Came to the hogs beds, where they

        resolved to take up their quarters, And that the rest went to

        Look after the hogs but could not find them, But in the Night

        the hogs Came and disturbed them, Whereupon mr Eltonhead

        and mr flenwick Commanded this Deponent and the rest to

        Shoot at them, Soc that with our Gunns and Dogs we killed

        five Sowes and barrows and one bore that Night. The Ears of

        which were reserved and after put in the loft The marks of

        which being Severall this Deponent doth not remember them,

        And that nl ffenwick Said, if any one laid Claime to them he

        would Make tilem Satisfaction, And this Deponent further

        Saith that about three weeks or a Month after he being Sent

        by ffreindship Toungue to the Crosse for more pvision for the 531

        people, mr ffenwick demanded of this Deponent, if he had

        lately Seen any more of those hogs, who answered not, he

        tllen bid tilis deponent to tell ffriendship loungue he would