Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658. 153

of Tob attatched in M^r James Lindseys hands, w^th Costs & dammages
according to the former Order.

Liber
P. C. R.

To the hon^ble the Gou^e & Councell
The humble Petⁿ of John Chearman Sheweth

That Will^m Boreman did about the first of March in the yeare
1656, inuite yo^e Pet^r to Hue w^th him, uppon his Plantaon att Nan-
gemy & there to putt In w^m his Two seruants, to plant a Crop w^th
him, the s^d Boreman finding all necessaries accordingly. Afterward
yo^r Pet^r hauing pitched a Crop, the s^d Boreman did promise yo^e Pet^r
a Boate to fetch Cask, to putt yo^r Pet^rs Tob in. W^ch promise the s^d
Boreman neuer kept. Notw^thstanding yo^r Pet^r did att seuerall times
presse & unto the s^d Boreman, th^t yo^r Pet^rs Tob did lye uppon the
spoyle, who Replyed his word should bee his deed & promised yo^r
Pet^r a Boate to fetch the s^d cask, by the last of August then next
ensuing.
Now soe it is, the s^d Boreman immediately after this promise made

Chearman
v. Boreman

went downe to S^t Maries, nothing regarding yo^r Pet" necessity, &
his promise. Insomuch th^t yo^r Pet^r (fearing & disturbing his well
fayre) thought himselfe bownd to looke after him; & was allso com-
peld thereto, for want of the s^d Cask,
ffurthermore the s^d Boreman comming up w^th yo^e Pet^r att or before
Christmasse in the then yeare, did take away his seruants, before
the s^d Crop was struck, to the dammage of yo^r Pet^r. Yo^r Pet^r neuer
seeing him the s^d Boreman, nor any of his seruants from the time of
his departure till about May then next following. Where att his com-
ming up, hee the s^d Boreman went & ueiwed yo^r Pet" Tob, w^ch lay in
Bulk & presently uppon sight thereof, Reported, That yo^r Pet^rs Tob
was both funkd' & rotten, the w^ch yo^r Pet^r can sufficiently proue was
most false & untrue Through w^ch Report & aspersion yo^r Pet^r was soe
much damnifyed, th^t noe Merch^t would soe much as looke on yo^r
Pet^rs Tob, nor could yo^r Pet^r that yeare for th^t Cause putt of any of
his Tob.
Wherfore yo^r Pet^r humbly Craueth this hon^ble Court would be
pleased to take the premises into their tender, & conscientious con-
sideraon, & th^t they would be pleased to allow yo^r Pet^r such satis-
faction for his losse & dammages, as yo^r hon^rs in right & equity shall
thinke fitt w^th Costs of suite And yo^r Pet^r shall pray &c :

p. 111

Will^m Head aged 32 yeares or thereabouts deposed sayth That
about, or a little before Christmasse last was Tweluemonth, being
att the howse of Will^m Boreman att the head of Nangemy; Hee heard
Will^m Boreman promise John Chearman his Boate; that therew^th
Cask might bee fetched from James Lee his Plantaon to pack the
Crop of Tob, that was th^t yeare made uppon Will^m Boreman's
Plantaon, & further this Depon^t sayth not

Vid. etiam
Lindseys &
Christ :
Joanes
Oaths fol.
49