Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 447

yeare when he was sheriff: whereupon the s^d Dep^t delivered
him the said ffrancklyn goods to the value of nine hundred
and odd pounds of tobacco, being the proper goods of the
said Coll Taillor, and further sayth not
Jurat' coram Nobis 27^o die James Ellis
ffeb^ry 1685
W^m Digges
Nich^s Sewall
Clem^t Hill

Lib. R. R. R.

Sarah Willowby Depos:

Sarah Willowby wife of John Willowby of Anne Arrund^ll
County, and Relict of Robert ffrancklyn late of the same
County deed: being aged ffourty seaven yeares or thereabouts
upon oath saith, that one Evening discourseing with her said
husband M^r Robert ffrancklyn concerning Coll Burges, that
the s^d Coll Burges being very urgent for the makeing over of

some land of hers the said Sarahs, she the said Sarah told him
the said ffrancklyn, that she wondred that he should pay to
Coll Tailler the publick due from her ffather Coll Burges's
Customers and that if he would but pay it to her ffather he
would be better satisfied; To which the said ffrancklyn replyed,
and desired her to be quiett that he had been rated enough
about it, but when he had done all that he could to satisfie Coll
Taillor, he should still be in his debt, Twenty Thousand pounds
of Tobacco: And for any goods that her s^d husband M^r
ffrancklyn should bring home to her, she knows not of any
more then to the value of about 2 hhs. of tobacco or there-
abouts, and further saith not marke of
Sarah S I Willowby
The within Deposition taken and sworne
to the 27^th of ffebry 1685 before us.
W^m Digges
N. Sewall
Clem^t Hill

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