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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.
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