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Mitchell, and the Said Gerrard was to pay unto this Deponent
twenty pound Sterling or the Value thereof in other Commodities,
if the Said Gerrard was this Deponents last master, And this De-
ponent Saith that the Said Gerrard gave the Said Deponent a
Specialty for the Said twenty pounds Sterling within a few dayes
after the Said agreement; in Case the Said Gerrard Should be his
this Deponents last master, But in Case the Said Mitchell was this
Deponents last master then the S^d Cap^t Mitchell was to pay the
Wages, farther this Deponent Saith not. E P

Lib. B. No. 3

The Deposition of m^r Henry Coursey aged 29 yeares or there-
abouts Sworne and Examined in open Court Saith.
That Cap^t Nicholas Gwither did Enter into bond unto m^r Thomas

Marsh v.
Gwyther

Marsh late of Severne deceased, for five thousand Seven hundred
forty and three pounds of Tobacco and Caske, upon which he did
acknowledge a Iudgment, which Said Bond was past Collusively to
Save the Cattle of the Said Guyther, which he the Said Guither was
afraid would have been taken from him, for a fine, he then being
prisoner at Seaverne, And farther this Deponent Saith that the
debt due to the Said Marsh being no more then four thousand four
hundred Sixty & four pounds of Tobacco and Caske, this Deponent
being his then Attorney for the receipt thereof. And farther this
Deponent Sayth not Henry Coursey

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de Edward Hostkeys
M^r Thomas Trueman aged twenty nine yeares or thereabout
Sworne Sayeth that he this Deponent did make an Indenture betwixt
Edward Hostkeys and Cap^t Iosias ffendall and farther this Deponent
Saith that the Said Edward Hostkeys, was demanded by Cap^t
ffendall, whether he the Said Hostkeys had rather live with Coll
Smith or with him the Said ffendall, the Said Hostkeys made answer
that he had rather live with Cap^t ffendall, farther this dep^t Sayth
that the Said Hostkeys did Covenant and agree in the Said Indenture
to Serve the Said ffendall three yeares in all manner of Imployments
according to the Custome of the Countrey, only beating at the Mortar
Excepted And farther this Depon^t sayth not
Thomas Trueman

Re Hostkeys

Deposit inter Aron et Tobias Norton
Richard Garill aged 50 yeares or thereabouts Sworne and Ex-
amined in open Court Sayth, that he this Deponent was present when
John Little and Tobias Norton were making up their accounts with
Aron Iacobson and his Copartner, Albert Iohnson, And farther this
Deponent Sayeth that the Said Aron lacobson and Albert Iohnson
did perfect and make Even all their accounts with the Said John
Little and Tobias Norton, all but two hundred and fifty pounds of

Norton v.
Jacobson

p. 384