496 Court and Testamentary Business, 1656/7.

        LiberB. the 6th of January 1653

          No.  Jane Eltonhead Sworne and Examined in open Court Saith,

             That She the Deponent being at the Crosse did go along with

             her Brother and Sister ffenwick unto St Inegoes unto Capt

             William Mitchell to deliver up his Estate and perfect his

             accompts then perfecting their accompts the Said Capt Mitchell

             did acknowledge to owe and remaine indebted unto the Depo-

             nents Brother ffenwick a Certain Some of Tobacco about five

             or Six hundred pounds of Tobacco upon the Ballance of their

             accompts, The Sd Capt Mitchell desired the Deponents Sister,

             to make Choice of Such Goods as She the Deponent had, and

             thereupon She took only three yards of Cotten, and two pair

             of Shoes and then the Deponent Brother ffenwick asked him

             the Said Capt Mitchell what accompt he would give him for

             the Tobacco which he Carryed home for Holland of his, his the

             Said Mitchells answer was that the Tobacco was not as yet

             Sold, as he did know of, and at that time past his Bill unto him

             for the Said Tobacco. All these particulars the Depont cloth

             perfectly remember And farther Saith not.

                                            lane Eltonhead

               In the year of our Lord 1656 John Cammell Sworne and

             Examined Saith That mr John Waide did agree with William

             Woodriff for one years Service, and that the Said Waide for

             the Said yeares Service was to give unto the Said Woodriff

             one Ihousand pound of Tobacco and Caske, one hundred

             more in recompence of his Corne and one Cloth Suit with a

             Caflvass Suit two Shirts

                                 Jurat Coram me Iohn Lawson

                        Tho Tunn: aged 27

               Thomas Tunnell Sworne and Examined Saith That William

             Wardriffe the last yeare did Engage himself to Serve mr John

             Waide one whole yeare upon these Conditions Viz. That the

             Said mr Waid having Cured the Said Wardriff of the Disease

             he had been afflicted, the Said Waide was beside the Said

             Cure, to pay the Said Wardriffe at the Expiration of the Said

             yeare one Thousand pounds of Tobacco and Caske and a

             Kersey or Broad Cloath Suit, two Shirts two pair of Stockings

             three pair of Shoes and one Barrell of Corne or one hundred

             pounds of Tobacco and During the Said years Servitude the

             Said mr Waide was to find and allow him the Said Wardriffe

          p. 264 his Dyett and Lodging, And farther this Deponent Saith not

                                             Signum

             Iuratum Coram me      Tho: ho: T Tunnell

             Richard Preston Anno Dni

             1656 nono Ianuarij.