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        Liber B. board, and Chawked upon it, and Shewed us thereby how we

        No. 3. Should Steere up to the mouth of Elk River, And accordingly

             we went according to his Directions, and left a Gunn with him

             for Satisfaction, but we did loose our Selves and Came back

             againe to his house and the Said Abraham Holman, Enter-

             tained us againe about three weeks and there we worked with

             him So Long as aforesaid, and from time to time we desired

             to Come home to our masters; but the Said Holman neglected

             us therein, and at all times when any Strangers Came to the

             house, he the Said Holman would hide us out of the way, and

             not lett us be Seen, and at last he borrowed a Strange boat,

             and Came to this Deponents master to See if he would buy

             us, And farther this Depont Saith not

                                          Peter Underwood

               John Boon affirmeth the Very Same And farther Saith not

                                              Signum

                                             John 0 Boone

               Whereas it is thought requisite that a View be taken of the

             Corps of Henry Gouge who is Suspected to have been

          305     brought to an untimely Death, by his master John Dandy, And

             whereas it is Conceived that there Cannot be had in Convenient

             time a Competent Jury, to take View of the Said Corps, The

             Court doth order that mr James Veitch be hereby Impowered

             to go to the place, where the Said Gouge is interred and to

             Call So many of the neighbours as Conveniently can be pro-

             cured with two Chirurgeons viz. mr Richard Maddokes and

             mr Emperor Smith, And after the Said Neighbours with the

             two Chirurgeons have taken a diligent View of the Said Corps,

             then the Said Chirurgeons in the View of those that Shall be

             then present, are to take of the head of the Said Corps and

             after diligent View and Search to Signifie under their hands,

             how they find the Said head & Corps, and are to Cause the

             Said head to be Carefully lapped up and warily brought to

             the Court, with what Convenient and possible Speed as

             may be

                     The Same Court Continued the 24th of September

                              1657

         mr Richard Preston                mr John Lawson

         Mr Ed: Lloyd                    W Thom: Thomas

                Present       .

                       Mr Sam Withers    M Willm Parratt

         Mr Wm Ewens                     Mr John Pott

             Bastean Protestant Depo

               Bastean Protestant aged 20 years or thereabouts Sworne

             and Examined in open Court Saith, That he this Deponent