Provincial Court Proceedings, 1657-8. 21

swered that Henry Bullens wife Should Say, that She was in Michael
Basey's house, one night late, when Michael Basey brought in a hog
without Eares, And Robert Hopkins farther told this Deponent that
the said Bullens wife did Say; that Michael Basey did Say to his
wife (Seeing a Stranger in the house) when he Came in with the
hog, O ! wife I have left the hogs Eares in the Indian Cabinn, and
forgott them, And farther this Dep^t Sayeth that Robert Hopkins
did tell him this Depon^t that Henry Bullen's wife did say, that She
heard Michael Basey farther Say to his wife that the Sow was very
poor, and that he thought She was with pig In Answer to this Dis-
course of the Brothers this Depon^t made reply, that if this were all
the proofe that they had that he this Deponent would put it upp,
But the brothers answered they would not, but would Sue the Said
Michael Basey, farther this Depon^t Coming upon another day to the
house of the two Brothers, to look after his Said hogs, did find one
hog dead, Lying upon the Rising of the Said Brothers Ground, all
Eaten but the feet and a piece of the head, but both Eares were
gone, This Depon^t told the brothers of it, and one of them made
answ^r he would go to See the hog; and when we Came to the hog we
turned it. And the Said Hopkins made Answer, that he did think in

Lib. B. No. 3

his Concience that it was his hog. Signum
Thomas X Sherriden

p. 386

Order to Aron Iacobson
Where as Aaron lacobson hath Petitioned this Court to be Im-
powered for the receiving of all Iust debts to Allbert Iohnson within
this Province, The S^d lacobson having been (as he alledgeth) Co-
partner with the Said lohnson, and Equally interested in the Said
debts, and farther alledging that he the Said Tarobson did Send along
with the Said lohnson a Considerable Sume of Tobacco for the
Mannadose, for the which Sume of Tobacco, the Said lohnson hath
as yet failed to send in any returne or account thereof unto him the
Said lacobson, and the Said lacobson pleading himself much damni-
fied thereby The Court finding the Said lacobson neerlest interested
in the Said debts, doth order that the Said lacobson be Impowered
to receive all Iust debts whatsoever within this Province belonging
unto the Sd lohnson he the Said lacobson putting in Security to be
accountable for the Same to the Said lohnson or his Assigns when-
soever he shall (by either of them) be Legally thereunto Called.

Jacobson
v. Johnson

These presents Wittness that Whereas Edmond Phillpott is by
Assignment to Serve me Thomas Gerrard of St Clements Esq for
the time he was to Serve Capt William Mitchell. In Case the Said
Capt Mitchell do not before return from England, and remand him
And in Consideration whereof I the Said Thomas Gerrard am to pay
unto the Said Edmond Phillpott twenty pounds Sterling, or the

Mitchell v.
Gerrard
P. 387