6 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1657.

Lib. B. No. 3
p. 366

Ann Howse aged twenty and Seven years or thereabouts Sworne
and Examined Saith, that when m^r Hooper being at m^r Nortons
house about two years Since and there profferring m^r Norton a man
Servant to Sell, telling m^r Norton that the Said Servant was an
old hand and as able an hand as Richard m^r Stockleys Servant and
m^r Norton replying, that if he were not an able hand, he would do
the Said Norton no Good for his busieness was about fencing, m^r
Hooper replyed that he the Said Servant could Carry four bushells
of Salt having no disease, but when he tooke could he was troubled
with the Stone, for an hour or Such a time upon which Considera-
tion the Said Norton bought the Said Servant, and paid, one hhd
of Tobacco the next morning, and farther this Deponent Sayth not
Signum
Iurat Coram Iohn Pott Ann A Howse

Whereas Roger Scott Attorney of m^r Henry Hooper arrested to
this Court Tobias Norton for a debt due by Bill unto the Said m^r
Hooper of four hundred and Sixteen pounds of Tobacco and Caske
the Court doth order that the Said Norton Shall Satisfie the Said
debt, or Else Execution.

Re Mackey

Refference Granted to Rob^t Mackey
The Pett^con of Robert Mackey is referred untill the next Court
Concerning his freedom

M^r Henry Osborne aged 30 yeares or thereabouts Sworne and
Examined, Sayth, that he this Deponent did demand of m^r Bassill
Little a Servant according to his the Said Littles promise, and the
S^d m^r Little made answer to this Deponent that Excepting one
Servant (and nameing Robert Mackey) that I Should have any of
the rest of his Servants, And I this Depo: farther asked the Said
m^r Little, what he would do with the Said Mackey, the Said m^r Little
made reply, that the Said Mackey had been So faith full a Servant
to him in his Sickness, that if it pleased God to lett him Live, or
take him the Said Little out of this world, he would make the Said

p. 367

Mackey a freeman or if please God he Should live, he would make
him the Said Mackey as Good as a freeman, And farther this Dep^t
Saith not Henry Osborne

M^r Peter Sharpe aged 34 yeares or thereabouts Sworne and Ex-
amined Sayeth, that he this Deponent a Small time before m^r Bassill
Littles Death was upon buying of a Servant of the Said m^r Little,
and this Depon^t asked the Said m^r Little if he would Sell one Rob^t
Mackey the Said m^r Little made answer, that th^e Said Mackey had
been a true and trusty Servant to him at Sea in his Sickness, and
that th^e Said Mackey Should onely do busieness for him the Said