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      knoweth of a Note or Bill under the hand of Argall yardley Esq Liber B.

      for the paymt of 1200 l weight of Tob: and Caske unto Thomas

      Cornwallis Esq or his Assigns for the use of mr John Pile

      which was left in the bands of Capt William Stone now Gov-

      ernour of this Province to receive of the Said Argall Yardley

      which Said Note or Bill was afterwards returned as unpaid by

      the Said William Stone to this Depont and taken from him by

      Richard Ingle or his Associates in the plundering of a Pinnace

      wherein this Dcpont was then goeing to Accomack with his

      Clothes and divers other papers Since which time this Depont

      demanded the Said Tobacco of the Said Argall Yardley and

      he Confessed the debt and promised this Deponent Satisfacon

      in Goods at the arrivall of a Dutch Ship which he then Ex-

      pected Whereupon this Depont delivered the Said mr Pile his

      Bill which he had alsoe in his Custody for Security of the Said

      debt But never after received any Satisfaction of the Said

      Argall Yardley for the Said debt. But when he after pressed

      the Said Argall Yardley for it he Answered that he had paid

      it to mr Pile, And gave this Depont a Note Under his hand to

      that purpose, which the Said mr Pile Denyed and refused to

      Satisfie.

               Jurat i8 die April 1654 Coram Nob: Wm Stone

                                       Tho:   Hatton

           The Deposition of Cuthbt ffenwick gent aged 40 yeares

           or thereabouts Sworne & Examined Saith

        That having a Bill of Capt Giles Brents to one James Cauther

      for 25001 of Tob: assigned to him from ffrancis Gray Executor

      of the Said Cauther for Soe Much due to Thomas Cornwallis

      Esq which Said Bill was forced from this Depont upon Com-

      plaint of the Said Giles Brent for unjust Molestation in or

      about the Year 1648 being not then Sued or Molested by this

      Depont for the the Said Bill, which he having received upon

      Condition to accept it as payment or Returne the Bill was

      thereupon forced to discharge Soe Much of the Said Gray his

      debt, and Never received any Satisfaction from the Said Giles

      Brent for the Said Bill to the best of this Deponents knowl-

      edge

             Jurat 18 die April 1654 Coram Nob: Willm Stone

                                       Tho:   Hatton

             Receipts or acquittances appointed to be put upon

           Record by Order of Court of the tenth of March last

           made upon the Motion of mr Thomas Hatton his Ldps

           Attorney Generall upon his Acct concerning the Dutch

           Custom And are as followeth viz.

        23 die Decembr 1651. Received by me Thomas Copley p.

      Esq of mr Thomas Hatton his Ldps Attorney Generall four