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         ffrancis Brooke arrested to Answer ffox and not appearing Liber B.

       is nonsuited and to pay Sixtie pound of Tobacco Charges to

       the Said ffox.

         Ann Pope Sworne Saith that Robert Taylors maid Servant

       tould this Deponent that She the Said maid Servant tooke

       Sugar that belonged to John Hambleton, and that Mary Taylor

       beat her for it and Sarah and Mary Taylor drank it them-

       selves, and that the Said maid Servant tooke Soape from the

       Said Hambleton which the Said Mary Taylor also tooke and

       washed a Scollop with it.

         Barnaby Jackson Sworn Saith that David Thomas went to

       fetch Tho: Gregory's wife to keep the Said Thomas his wife

       whilst She lay in Child bed, and that he this Deponent thinks

       She was there about Eight weekes, but heard noe agreement

       made between them.

         Barnaby Jackson allowed ninety pounds of Tobacco for his

       time and Charges being Subpoena'd to Wittness in this Court

       in a Cause depending between Thomas Gregory and David

       Thomas.

         Whereas Peter Godsons wife hath Slandered the wife of

       Michael Baisey & Saying She was a whore & a Strumpet up

       and Down the Countrey, It is ordered that the Said Godson's

       wife Shall be Committed into the Sheriffs hand untill She Sha]l p. 629

       find Security for the behaviour which the plft is Satisfied with

       as he hath declared in Court

         Ralph Beane Sued for Satisfaction of a Bill of one thousand

       Seven hundred and thirty pounds of Tobacco and Caske due

       from John Dandy unto Walter Beane the deft was willing to

       referr it to the oath of Ralph Beane what was received of the

       Said Bill, and the Said Beane made oath that no more then

       three hundred and twenty pound was Reced in part of the Sd

       Bill, and there remains one thousand four hundred & tenn

       pounds of Tobacco and Caske and Charges to the Said Raph

       Beane within ten days or Else Execution

         Peter Underwood Aged Eighteen years or thereabouts

       Sworne Saith, That mr Meese when he Shiped this Deponent

       bought a bed and dd to him, who possessed & used it all the

       Voyage untill Peter Johnson bought him which when he went

       home, and the next day this deponent met mrs Hooper with

       the Same bed and Challenged it, mrs Hooper Said that mr

       Meese bid her take it, but mr Meese denied that he bid her