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        View three hogsheads of Tobacco, which when I did See they Liber B.

        were rotten, And farther this Depont Saith not, No. 3.

                                          John Davis

        Sworne and Examined before

          Iohn Pott.

        Depositions inter Aron et Tobias Norton

          Sepharinah Hack aged 21 or thereabout Sworne & Exam-

        ined affirmeth that as he was at work, Aron Came to me and

        told me that he had lost one thousand five hundred pounds of

        Tobacco at John Littles which was all rotten and he desired

        me to go with him and looke on it, and when I did See it, it

        was rotten Every hogshead, and John Little and Richard Came

        into the room, and we Shewed them the Tobacco, and they

        Said that it was not their fault, So as we found the Tobacco

        we left it, and Nayled the hhd to againe, And farther this De-

        ponent Saith not

        Sworne & Examined before       Sepharina Hack

          John Pott.

          Henry Pope aged forty Six or thereabout Sworne and Ex-

        amined affirmeth that he Came accidentally into ould Littles

        house when he and his foulkes were Strikeing Tobacco, and

        this Sayeth that he tould ould Little that the Tobacco was not

        Cured, whose answer was the weather is Cold, and I must

        make room to Come into my house, And this Depont replyed

        that the Tobacco would not keep, his answer was here is one

        ready to receive it, I asked who, and he answered the Dutch-

        man and that it was Good Enough to pay for a rotten boat,

        And farther this Depont Saith not Signum

                                       Henry Pope

          Henry Bilisberry aged 34 years or thereabout Sworne and

        Examined in open Court Sayth, That when Aron helped me

        to pack the Tobacco, Aron and his mate Said to John Little

        that they had not any insight in Tobacco to Answer of which

        the Said John Little Said that he would Warrant the To- p. 314

        bacco to be as Good as any hereabouts, farther this Deponent

        Saith not                  Signum

                           Henry 0 Billsberry

               Articles of agreement Indented had And made the

             24th of September 1657 Between Peter Sharpe of Pu-

             tuxent County in the Province of Maryland Chirurgeon

             of the one pte, and Robert Harwood of the Same County

             planter of the other parte.

          Whereas there hath been a Suit Commenced by the Said

        Peter Sharpe before the Governour and Councell of this Prov