Provincial Court Proceedings, 1657. 7

Little whilst he was in the Countrey and when he departed from
hence he would Sett him free, And farther this Depon^t Sayth not
Peter Sharpe

Lib. B. No. 3

Whereas Timothy Guttridge arrested to this Court Alexander
Watts for a debt of Seven hundred pounds of Tobacco and Caske
due by bill The Court doth order that the Said Watts Shall Satisfie
the Said debt of Seven hundred pound of Tobacco and Caske with
Cost of Suit, or Else Execution.

Guttridge v.
Watts

Whereas Thomas Davis arrested to this Court a maid Servant
Named Elizabeth fframe, which Servant the S^d Davis bought of
Iohn Hawkins for three yeares, And the Said Servant alledging that
She is free, and that She will make it So appear in march Court next,
The Court doth order that the Suit be referred untill the Court in
March And that th^e Said Elizabeth do put in Securitie then to ap-
peare in this Suit, and by proofe to make it manifest that She is free,
or Else to make Good Such Damage as the Said Davis hath Sus-
tained herein.

Robert Harwood aged 29 yeares or thereabouts Sworne and Ex-
amined Sayeth that he this Deponent being in m^r Thomas Davis his
house about November last was twelve month William Kempe did
buy Elizabeth fframe of m^r Iohn Hawkins, for m^r Thomas Davis
his use and Imployments, and that the Said m^r Hawkins upon Selling

Davis v.
Frame

the Said maid Servant Said unto her, Bess if you will Serve m^r
Davis the other half yeare, I will give you a Cowe yearling, and the
Said Elizabeth replyed yes, And farther this Deponent Sayth not
Signum
Robert R H Harwood

Adam Stauelay aged 30 yeares or thereabouts Sworne and Ex-
amined in open Court this 29^th of December 57 Sayeth that he
this Deponent Comeing from the Manadose to rapahanock with
Iohn Hawkins to Rice Iones his house, the Said m^r Hawkins had
then a man Servant, who had a year and a half to Serve, and the
Said Hawkins being willing to Exchange the Said man Servant for
a maid Servant, Elizabeth fframe Liveing in that house, and being
willing to be bought by the Said Hawkins, haveing but one year or
near upon to Serve, the Said Hawkins told the Said Elizabeth that
he would not buy her without She would make up the time which his
man had to Serve to which the Said Elizabeth agreed, and upon that
account the Said Hawkins Exchanged his man Servant for the Said
Elizabeth Frame. And the Said Hawkins Comeing up the Bay told
the Said Elizabeth that She would be free in a bad time of the
yeare, and the Said Hawkins asked her, what he Should give her.

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