Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658. 85

Three Cask was made up, The rest spoyled for want of help to strike
it, & cask to putt it in. And further this Depon^t sayth th^t John
Chareman was ready att all times, to exspect helpe from M^r Boreman
to strike & cask the s^d Tob. & further sayth not in this matter.
Jurat Cora^e Ed: Scott.

Liber
P. C. R.

mark Cattle.
John Jarbo entreth his mark of Cattle, (Viz) The Right eare
slitt, The Left eare Cropd, & ouer & under keeld.

Jarboe's
Mark

Timothy Goodridge aged 27 yeares or thereabouts, (att the behalfe
of Rob^t Robins) sworne & examined sayth this 30^th Aprill 1658,
That hee this Depon^t heard Rob^t Robins aske his Wife this uery day,
whither or noe shee would sweare th^t That Child, shee then carryed
in her armes, was begotten of his the s^d Rob^t Robins body. Shee
replyed th^t shee would not sweare it. Then he asked her, if hee
should sweare, th^t the child was none of his. Shee answered noe, hee
should not, & further he sayth, hee cannot depose.
Jurat Cora^e Ed Scott.

Philip Land aged 50 yeares or thereabouts, Sworne & Examined
Eode die, Sayth, That hee heard Rob^t Robins ask his Wife, Whither
shee would take her Oath in open Court, That the Child shee had
then in her armes, was begotten by him the s^d Rob^t Robins, shee
replyed shee would not, & further this Depon^t sayth not.
Jurat Cora^e Edw. Scott.

Christopher Goodwicker aged 30 yeares or thereabouts sworne &
examined Eode die, Whither or noe he remembers th^t Rob^t Robins
call'd him aside att the former Court held att Patux^t & whither hee
heard the words w^ch Will^m Whittle then spake, To w^ch hee answers,
th^t he remembers not, th^t the s^d Robins did call him aside, nor any
words spoke or uttered by the s^d Whittle concerning the s^d Robins
Wife. But hee sayth how he heard Margarett Bassett, & Sara
Yowng say, That the s^d Rob^t Robins Wife had taken Sauen two
seuerall times. Pretending to the woemen th^t it was for the wormes,
& further sayth not.
Jurat Cora^e Ed Scott.

p. 50
Robins v.
Robins

The Deposⁿ of John Shirtcliffe aged 40 yeares or thereabouts
sworne before Robert Slye Jan: 4^th 1657.
This Depotf sayth, th^t to the best of his knowledge Seauen hund^d
& twentye weight of Tob. was payd unto Cap^t Mitchel, or his As-
signee or assignes about the 14^th day of May 1657, it being part of
the Tob. due by uertue of a Bill bearing date July 21^th 1656, of
1219^l Tob. W^ch s^d Bill this Depon^t hath had in his custody this
tweluemonths last past, or thereabouts & lately Ordered by Court

Gerard v.
Mitchel
Vid. Mit-
chels Oath
and order 29
December
1657