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         Thomas Boothe aged 21 years or thereabout Sworne and Liber B.

        Examined in open Court Sayth that mr Sprige Came to mr Bur- No. 3.

        roughs his house and told John Nevill that his Cowe had

        Calfed, and the day following John Nevill, demanded his Cowe,

        And mr Sprige thereupon demanded of the Said Nevill

        whether his Tobacco was ready, the Said Nevill replyed that it

        was not ready untill the next Season, And thereupon mr Sprige

        Said he Should not have his Cowe, untill he had Seen the

        Tobacco, And farther this Deponent Sayth not

                             Signum

                         Thomas x Boothe

        Richard Smith plft   Whereas mr Richard Smith Attorney of

        mrs lane Eltonhead cleft mrs Sarah Marsh arrested to this Court mrs

        Jane Eltonhead Administratrix of mr William Eltonhead de-

        ceased, for a debt of two thousand two hundred and nineteen

        pounds of Tobacco and Caske. And the Sd mrs Eltonhead

        alledging the debt to be paid, The plantiffe desireing respite

        untill the next Court, The Court doth order that that Action

        be respited untill the next Court, and that the Said mrs Elton-

        head put in Securitie for her appearance either by her Self

        or Lawfull Attorney to Answer the Said Suit at the next Court.

         Mr Robert Clarke aged fortie Six yeares or thereabouts

        Sworne and Examined this 4th of November 1657 Sayeth that

        he this Deponent bought of mr William Eltonhead one Ser-

        vant for two thousand pounds of tobacco which Said Tobacco

        mr Eltonhead turn'd over to mr Thom: Marsh, and this Depont

        farther Sayeth that he Stood Debtor in mr Marshes booke near

        two year for the Same And farther this Deponent Sayth, that P• 343

        when mr Marsh made up his accompt with this Deponent, that

        he the Said mr Marsh did not Charge the Said debt of two

        thousand to this Deponent. And farther this Depont Sayth not

                                       Robert Clarke

         Capt Sampson Waring aged 39 yeares or thereabouts

        Sworne and Examined Sayeth, that the Same day mr Elton-

        head dyed he this Depont heard the Said mr Eltonhead Say to

        one of his Sonns in Law to See mr Marsh Satisfied that debt,

        which he the Said Eltonhead owed unto him, and, and farther

        this Deponent Sayth not Sampson Waring

        lurat Coram me Richd Preston

        order to Walter Peake for Cattle

         Whereas Walter Peake Attorney of ifran: Peake having

        Petitioned this Court for Certaine Cattle belonging to the

        Estate of Richard Lawrence deceased which Cattle were given