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       Next unless &c to pay the debts Soe farr &c. And to give an Liber B.

       Accompt when &c in the Usuall form.

         ult maij 1654. further time given to Exhibiting the Inven-

       tory till Christmas Next.

         11 Maij Walter Waterling and John Nicholls were appointed

       and Sworne to make a Just and true Valuation or appraisment

       of all or So Much of the Goods, Chattells or other personall

       Estate late of John Stringer Carpenter deceased as Should be

       brought or produced to their View by mr Edward Packer the

       Administrator abovesaid.

         Received of mr Thomas Hatton Secretary of the Province of

       Maryland five hogsheads of Tobacco weighing Neat Seven-

       teen hundred and Sixty pounds of Tobacco and is for the

       proper use of Major Edward Gibbons as Wittness my hand

       this 6th of flebruary 1653.

                                       Daniel Hoare

       In the presents of

         Henry Coursey

         James Veitch

        Tho:     Marsh

         The Deposition of Lewis Ffroman Aged 29 yeares or there- p. 539

         abouts Sworne and Examined this 8th of August 1653

       Sayeth

         Tat about a month or Six weeks after Mr Robert Brookes

       was seated in Putuxent River this Deponent being then Ser-

       vant to the Said mr Brooks and Imployed as an Interpreter by

       him to the Indians, mr Brooke desired this Deponent to Speake

       to the Indians he the Imployed that if they Saw any hogs they

       Should kill them, about a weeke or fortnight after, the Said

       Indians Came and told him of hogs which were about a quar-

       ter of a Mile from his house whereupon he bid his people goe

       with them and kill them at which time by mr Brooks Sons, his

       Servants & Indians there was killed one Boare five or Six

       Barrowes and Sowes, the Marks this depont doth not Remem-

       ber neither did mr Brooks in this Deponts hearing, give orders

       that the Eares Should be kept.

                                       Lewis ffroman

                         Sworne before me the day & year

                                  above written

                                       Job. Chandler

            Robert Sheale aged 25 years or thereabouts   p. 560

            Deposed and Examined Sayth

         That at his first Comeing into this Province and goeing with

       his Master mr Robert Brooke to his plantacon in Putuxent