224 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

Liber
P. C. R.

Brandy th^t hee missed, made noe further use of the Boate, nor tooke
care to make her fast, whereby the s^d Boate was lost, And the Wind
being Contrary, th^t the s^d Sloope could not come home, the s^d Thomas
Cornewaleys was forced for securing his Sloope (Shee hauing bad
Grownd-tackle) to desyre Edward Packer to carry her into his
Creek where shee still remaines. By all w^ch yo^e Pet^e is damnifyed
att the least, One thowsand pownds of Tob. for w^ch he desyres the s^d
Dauid fferreira may make him satisfaction & hee shall pray &c :
The Deft sayth, that he hyred the plfs Boate, to the intent as is
alleaged in the pMs Pet", But altering his mind & intention, & resolu-
ing to stay there where hee was, & putt of his goods, hee made noe use
neyther of the Sloope or small Boate, And th^t all his goods were
landed w^th that Boate w^ch belonged to the Catch, & brought his s^d
goods in, neyther did hee claime any interest in the Boate, or tooke
any charge of her.
Edward Nanfan sworne in open Court Sayth, That John Mickay
tooke a small Boate belonging to Cap^t Cornewaleys Sloope, & rowed
after some fowle in S^t Georges Riuer w^ch were Shott. And Dauid
ffereira calling to him bad him come on shoare. Mackay answered
him saying the Boate is none of yo^es & ffereira replyed againe saying
That it was, for hee had hyred it, And Mickay to this Depon^ts
thinking did not row six strakes after but came immediately on
shoare w^th the Boate.
The Depos^t of Robert Sallowes aged 30 yeares or thereabouts
Sworne & Examined the 7^th day of January 1658
This Depon^t Sayth th^t betweene one & two of the Clock about
the ninth of nouemb^r last, Both the Sloope & Small boate was
deliuered unto Cap^t Cornewaleys seruant, for the use of Dauid
ffereira, And the s^d Seruant complayning unto this Depon^t th^t hee
wanted a Roape to fasten the small Boate, this Depon^t gaue him one
small Roape to fasten the same, & this Depon^t further sayth, th^t hee

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w^th some others brought a boates loading of goods in the Vessells
Boate about 4 or 5 a clock the same day & layde att the sterne of the
other Boate. And th^t whillst Dauid ffereira was disputing about a
Cask of Brandy w^th the Seamen John Mickay & an Indian tooke the
Boate to fetch some fowle, w^ch they had shott in the Riuer, & th^t
Dauid ffereira called to them to bring the Boate a shoare, telling
them th^t hee had hyred the Sloope & Boate. Whereuppon the s^d
Mickay & the Indian brought the Boate a shoare, & doth uerily
beleiue th^t Dauid ffereira was there, yett he deposeth th^t Dauid
ffereira was att the same Landing after the Boate came ashoare &
further sayth not
Jurat Cora me Josias ffendall. Rob^t Sallowes.

M^r Edward Packer sayth uppon oath, That att the request of Cap^t
Cornewalleys hee carryed the Sloope into the Creek. But the small
Boate was lost the night afore.