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his boate or pinnance) sett away from the s^d Landing and this
Dep^t further saith not.
Jurat in Concil 2^d Die Decembris 1684 James Cullen
J LI. Clk

Lib. R. R. R.

Nicholas Gayskill aged thirty six yeares or thereabouts
sworne and examined saith that being a Servant to M^r Cordea
at his Ordinary at S^t Maries, there came about Eight of Cap^t
Aliens men (some of them armed) peremptorily into the
house, where they fetched wood to make a fire, and some
water, which they sett on to dress some meate and Cabbidges
which they had; that the Dep^t asked them whither they
brought Cabbidges from on board ? noe they said, they had
them from that mans garden, pointing to M^r Vansweeringens
garden; that the Dep^t told them that they had better goe to
M^r Bakers, where their Cap^t had been and had borrowed a
horse, that notwithstanding they staied still at the said Cordeas
house; And the Deponent being then not well, and lyeing
upon the bed, heard them talk of killing a sheepe, that some
of them said, then doe it at once, and make noe noise of it;
That this Dep^t came to them, and said noe pray doe not kill
the honest mans sheep, and further saith not
Jurat in Concil 2^d die Decemb 1684 Nich: Gayskill
J Ll. Clk.

To the hon^ble his L^sps Councill

The humble Petition of John Woodward of Dorchester
County.
Sheweth.
That at a Prov^ll Court holden at the City of S^t Maries the
sixth day of October last past, William Crabb Esq^r and S^r
Richard Crump Kn^t pl^ts obteined judgem^t against your pet^r
Def^t for a very considerable summe of money, that the said
Judgem^t for diverse reasons which he is able to make appeare
was erroneously obteined & yo^r pet^r thereby much injured,
He therefore humbly prayes your Hono^rs to grant him
Supersedeas scir fa: and his L^sps writt of Erro^r to have the
same to a hearing before his L^sp in his upper house of
Assembly at the next Gen^ll Assembly to be holden here
And he shall pray &c^a

W^ch was ordered to be endorsed (viz.)

Dec: 2^d 1684: By the Councill
Ordered that writt of Erro^r Scire fa: and supersed: issue as is

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