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goeing from Mr Brettons That Cow abouesd Beareth now another
marke, to that wch the sd Norman gaue her, (as he supposeth by
reason of the last great frost) wch sd Cow is att this pent in Mr
Gerards possesn wch the sd Mr Gerard claymeth to be his, And
further this Dept sayth That That Cow wch Mr Gerard now keepeth
& claymeth (by Reason for a nearenes to his marke) is the very
Cow, wch the sd Capt Euans deliuered to the sd Norman for the use
of Nan, as aforesa wch hee uery well knoweth.
Jurant Cora me L Barber. Clouis Mace
Bartholomew Phillips Examined sayth uppon Oath That he this
Dept was pent, when Capt Euans deliuered a Cow calfe to Jno
Norman for the use of the sd Normans Daughter in Law, named
Anne Browne, Wch sd calfe was marked att Mr Brettons landing, by
the sd Norman for the use of his foresd Daughter, & did remaine
uppon Mr Brettons neck till shee had a calfe. And further tht uppon
One eare it was marked wth a kind of flowre de Luce; & the other
eare wth a dangling peice hanging downe, Thus much he deposeth
Yett he uerily beleiueth tht That Cow wch is now in controuersy
betwixt Mr Gerard & Capt Euans, is That uery Cow; Though he
feareth, & will not depose soe much, for tht one Cow may be like
another, ffor being Demanded by Mr Gerard, if he this Dept knew
tht Cow, he made answere, That it was Anne Brownes Cow, as hee
uerily beleiued Barth: + Philips
Jurat Cora Willm Bretton.
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Agnes the Relict of John Norman examined, sayth uppon Oath,
That being newly marryed to the sd Norman, shee asked him, whose
That heifer was (Viz) wch is now in dispute, betwixt Mr Gerard &
Capt Euans Hee made answere tht it was his Daughters, Anne
Browns, And shee sayth tht shee still milked tht Cow, or heifer, both
att Mr Brettons, att the head of St Clements, & lastly att Longworths
Poynt in Mr Gerards mannor. And shee well knoweth tht this is
That Cow (wch Mr Gerard now layeth claime to, as his owne wch hee
first demanded of her husband [Jno.] Norman whose heifer .....
Agnes Norman
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Robert Cooper Deposed, sayth, That two or three dayes before
Richard Ware dyed, the sd Ware lying uery sick this Dept being
there present wth him, & desyring the sd Rich: Ware to dispose or
settle what he had to his best liking made this Verbal Will, Speaking
to his Wife Agnes Doe you take all I haue, & pay my Debts, as far as,
what I haue, will satisfy, for I desyre tht you should haue all, & bee
my Exequutoe or Admistrato6 or words to tht effect.
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Robert Cooper
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April 15
Re Ware's
Estate
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