Court and Testamentary Business, 1654. 383

                The Same Court Continued 24 Maij   Liber B.

                 The Governour, mr Gerrard, Capt Price

           Present the Secretary, mr Chandler, mr Clarke

           The Deposition of Robert Hooper Servant to Jno Danby

           Sworne & Examined in open Court the 23th of may 1654

       Saith

         That being Sent Sometime the last winter by his Said Master

       to Edward Claxton to know whether he were willing to pay a

       Certain quantity of Tobacco to this Deponts Said Master upon

       Michael Baisey's Accompt or to that purpose the Said Claxton

       Answered that he would willingly pay it him if he would gett p.

       a Note from Baisey for the paymt thereof accordingly or to that

       purpose, And this Depont further Saith that at the Same time

       by his Said Masters appointment he Carried and delivered to

       the Said Claxton a Smoothing Iron, for which the Said Claxton

       then Said he would pay this Deponents Said Master or to that

       purpose, And further Saith Not.

                  Sworne in open Court ut Supa Tho: Hatton

              The Deposition of John Bowcock agcd 20ty years

              or thereabouts taken in open Court this 24th of May

              1654 Saith

         That Some time in ffebruary last as he remembreth he went

       along with his Master John Danby to the house of Nicholas

       Keeting where his Said Master met with Edward Claxton and

       his wife and told him that he had a Bill of his the Said Claxton,

       assigned over to him from Nicholas Gwither demanding of him

       if he were Content therewith and would Satisfie the Bill or

       debt of his Said Master, withall pulling the Bill out of his

       pockett and asked him if it were his Mark, To whom the Said

       Edward Claxton made Answer that he would pay it, And

       further desired this Said Deponents Master to Send him a hand

       to help him to Strike his Tobacco when it was a Season, And

       further he Saith not.

                  Sworne in open Court Ut Supa Tho: Hatton

         I Edward Claxton doe make my loving ifriend ffrancis

       Brookes my Lawfull Attorney in this Cause depending between

       me and John Danbyas Wittnessmy hand this 23th of May 1654

                            The Mark of Edward Claxton

       John Danby pite  The Compits Suit being for 465 ll of

       Edward Claxton by Tobacco & Caske due from the defendt

       ffr: Brookes his Attorn deft) to Nicholas Gwither p Bill and assigned

       to the pite, and for 140 l of Tobacco upon the Accompt of

       Michael Baisey and for forty pounds of Tobacco upon the pltes

       own accornpt being in the whole Six hundred forty and five