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            Thomas Ashbrooke Sworne and Examined Saith   Liber B.

         That Richard True Sent your Depont to mr Hatton to know No. 3.

       whether Marke Pheypoe had been there to pass his Bill and

       take in Richard Trues and mr Hatton Repiyed noe he had not

       been there, but if he Came he wouid, otherwise Goodman

       True was Sufficient

         Whereupon Richard True left of the work by reason Marke

       Pheypoe had not been there and Soe did Goodman Smoote

       Likewise leave off the worke they had done a weeks wonke

       towards the mending of the Shallop, and there Canle a high

       Tide and Carried away the Shallop, And further Saith not.

                              The mark of

         June 14th 1656   Thomas x Ashbrook

               John Nevill Swonne and Examined Saith

         That about a year and a half agoe or thereabouts this De-

       ponent heard Goodman Smoote and Marke Pheypoe at Richard p.

       Trues Landing place Makeing a Bargaine to mend the Boate

       of the Said Markes Pheypoe And further this Deponent Saith,

       that he the Sd Markes was to give the Said Smoote 1600 l of

       Tobacco for the mending of her and Richard True Standing

       by Goodman Smoot, Asked True if he were Contented and

       True Replyed to the Said Snloot that whatsoever he did he was

       Content with it, And further this Deponent Saith that he heard

       True Speake to Markes Pheypoe to take in a Bill of his from

       mr Hatton and discharge it and he promised he would. And

       further Saith not

                                  The mark of

       Jurat Coram me John Hatch John 0 Nevill

         I doe hereby Authorize my Loving friend James Langworth p. 201

       of St Winifred in the Province of Maryland my true and Law-

       fuii Attorney in a Case depending betwixt Iohn Dandy my

       Self this next Ensuing Court, Giving my Said Attorney as full

       power in the premisses as any Attorney ought to have and

       what my Said Attorney Shall doe in the premisses I doe by

       these presents Ratifie Confirme and aliow of as if it were done

       by my Self. Wittness my hand this 10th of June 1656.

                                       the mark of

Signd in the prsence of us.          ffrancis RP Pakes

                             Signu

                        Waiter W Guest

                            Signum

                         John H Green

         Thomas Lewis Gave unto Ishmael Wright Junior one Sowe p. 202

       Shoate and for that Said Sowe I Ishmael Wright Senior Gave