566      Court and Testamentary Business, 1657.

        Liber B. Meese mercht Should take into their hands, and dispose of all

        No. 3. that Cargoe of Goods, and Servants belonging to and Shipt on

             board the Said Ship by the Said nf Little, with all the debts

             which were formerly due in this Province unto the Said mr

             Bassill Little, The Court doth order upon the Petition and

             request of the Said Capt Robert Morriss and the Said mr

             Henry Meese, that for the Securitie and Improvement of the

             Said Cargoe of Goods and Servants, to the use of those to

         p. 358   whom it doth belong, and for the receiving of all Such Debts

             belonging to the Said mr Little which according to Jnvoyce ap-

             peareth to amount to the Sume of Eight hundred Eighty Sixll

             Sterl, that the Said Capt Morris and mr Meese do take into

             their Care and possession according to the will and desire of

             the Said mr Little all the aforesaid Cargoe of Goods, Servants

             & debts they putting in Good Securitie to give a Just and true

             account thereof in England, or Elsewhere, unto any that Shall

             lustly Claime any Interest or property in the Said Goods, Ser-

             vants or debts, when they the Said Capt Morris, and mr Meese

             Shall be thereunto Lawfully Called

               Iohn Runting aged fifty yeares, or thereabouts Sworne and

             Examined in open Court this of December Sayth that he

             this Deponent did aske mr Bassill Little when he the Said mr

             Little lay Sicke at Sea, whether he would not take a Course

             for the disposing of his Cargoe which he was possessed of,

             and the Said mr Little being very weake (but to this Depo.

             nents Judgment in perfect memory) made reply that his desire

             was tht mr Robert Morris and mr Henry Meese Should have

             the ordering and disposing of his Estate and Goods and

             farther this Deponent Sayth not John Runting

               Robert Makey aged 21 yeares or thereabouts Sworne and

             Examined in open Court Sayeth that he this Deponent did

             often Speake unto mr Bassill Little in his Voyage for these

             partes, when the Said mr Little lay Sick at Sea, Concerning the

             Ordering and Settling of his Cargoe, the Said mr Little made

             reply that it was needless for me this Deponent to take Care

             thereof, for mr Morriss would have a Care of it, and this Depo-

             nent farther Sayeth, that at Severall other times, the Said mr

             Little did Seem desireous, and declare himself willing that mr

             Morriss Should have the Disposing of his Said Cargoe, And

             farther this Dept Sayth not   Signum

                                    Robert V Makey

             order to the Sheriff Ver: Little

               Whereas the Sheriff mr James Veitch hath Petitioned this

             Court for Certaine fees amounting to the Value of three hun-