154 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

Liber
P. C. R.
Boreman v.
Chearman

To the hon^ble the Gou^e & Councell

The humble Petⁿ of Will^m Boreman humbly Sheweth That whe^eas
yo^r Pet^r did putt into the Custody of John Chearman Two seruants
for whose Crops, the s^d Chearman was to be responsable unto yo^r
Pet^r, & the s^d Chearman did oblidge himselfe to use his totall en-
deauo^e to make yo^r Pet^r good & sownd Tob, And allso the s^d Chear-
man tooke the charge of hoggs and Cattle, & as yett hath gyen yo^e
Pet^r noe account thereof.
The premises considered yo^r Pet^r humbly craueth such satisfaction,
as this hon^ble board shall Judge fitt, according to equity & Justice,
according to the dammages as yo^r Pef shall iustly make appeare &
Yo^r Pet^r shall eu^r pray &c :
James Lindsey aged 30 yeares or thereabouts sayth, th^t the man
he bought of Will^m Boreman was Three dayes striking of the Crop,
of Will^m Boreman & another —— Two dayes, And this Depon^t was

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Two or Three dayes a packing of the s^d Crop, & mending the hog-
heads, & John Chearman had this Depon^ts Boate, & a hand to help
him to fetch home the Cask for the use of Will^m Boreman, & was
ready att all times to helpe the s^d Chearman about the s^d Crop, &
further sayth not.
John Smithson aged 18 yeares & upwards Deposed sayth That in
or about the month of ffebruary 1656, hee went w^th M^r Will^m
Boreman to Nangemy to helpe him strike a Crop of Tob, w^ch the s^d
Boreman had there, committed to the charge & care of John Chear-
man. It being att th^t time when they came there a Season, & the s^d
Chearman refused to haue it struck, saying it was to drye, & further
sayth not.
Will^m Samford aged 22 yeares or thereabouts, Sayth uppon Oath,
That M^r Will^m Boreman hauing a Crop of Tob att Nangemy, & Two
seruants there to tend it, The charge of the Crop & seruants was com-
mitted to John Chearman as the Ouerseer, And the s^d Chearman
goeing downe to S^t Maries this Depon^t asked him, if hee should strike
the Tob, before his returne or not ? & the s^d Chearman replyed noe :
Bidding this Depon^t Lett it alone, till hee came up, And Allso th^t
M^r Boreman came up to Nangemy sometime in ffebruary, in the
yeare 1656, w^th Two other in the Boate, & desyred then to strike the
s^d Crop, & the s^d Chearman would not consent to it, or permitt it :
Saying th^t hee would not strike Tob soe drye, as then it was, alleaging
th^t hee had lost to much & further sayth not.
Edward Harwood aged 20 yeares or thereabouts, deposeth the
same, (Except the Last clause of M^r Boremans comming up to
Nangemy to strike the Tob &c :) Viz. of his the s^d Chearmans goeing
away to S^t Maries Bidding them to lett the Tob hang till hee came up.
Edward Harwood aged 20 yeares or thereabouts sayth That about
Two yeares past his Master M^r Will^m Boreman had att Nangemy a