86 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

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P. C. R,

to deliuer it to M^r Tho: Gerard. And further this Depon^t sayth,
That he comming to Will^m Yownge hee this Depon^t being earnest to
repayre home, hee s^d to the s^d Will^m Yownge, When doe yo" goe
home I must goe for a Receipt att yo^r howse, w^ch M^r Gerard hath
requested mee to take for his use; The s^d Will^m Yownge replyed, I
would not haue you doe soe, for Cap^t Mitchel hath spoke to mee,

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that this Tob. might goe uppon some other account of my owne, or
words to th^t purpose. Hee the s^d Depon^t answered againe, M^r
Gerard being his freind, Will^m Assiter being a poore man, hee was
not willing hee should loose his seruant, as M^r Gerard pretended hee
would haue, in case the s^d Tob, due uppon the s^d Bill, were not payd.
And this Depon^t being then not about to goe the direct way home,
wish'd M^r Gerard to call for the s^d receipt w^ch he spake to the s^d
Will^m Yownge of.
Jurat Cora^e Rob^t Slye. John $ Shirtcliffe

The Deposⁿ of Richard Bennett, aged 44 yeares or thereabouts,
Sworne before me Rob^t Slye this 4^th Jan. 1657.
This Dopon^t Sayth, th^t about the 14^th of May 1657 hee payd
Seauen hund^d & Twenty weight of Tob, to Thomas ffowke, then
seruant to Cap^t Will^m Mitchell, & he beleiueth the s^d Thomas ffowke
receiued it according to the s^d Cap^t Mitchells order, W^ch afores^d Tob,
was payd, as being part of the Tob, payable uppon a Bill of 1219^l
Tob. W^ch s^d Bill, was left in the custody of John Shirtcliffe, & the s^d
Thomas ffowke after paym^t thereof, sayd if this Depon^t would goe
to John Shirtcliffe, hee would sett downe soe much receaued on the
backside of the Bill. The Depon^t replyed, hee would not goe att this
time, a Receipt should serue.
And this Depon^t further sayth th^t since the s^d 720^l of Tob was
receaued he heard by Will^m Yownge, That Cap^t Mitchell sayd the
Tob was good which hee receaued of him.
Richard 53 Bennett
Jurat Cora Rob^t Slye.

May the 14^th (57)
Receiued before the day aboue written of Richard Bennett the
summe of 700 & 20^l of Tob. in part of a Bill of Twelue hundred
and nineteene. I say receaued by me Thomas ffowkes,

Sheriffs Ap-
pointed

Cap^t Nicolas Gwyther constituted & appoynted Sheriffc of S^t
Maries & Charles Counteys, Sworne in open Court, Oath infra.
M^r John Norwood appointed Sheriffe of the County of Anarundel
& sworne in open Court.
M^r John Coursey appointed Sheriffe of Kent County, & sworne
cum reliquis.
M^r Will^m Coursey appointed Sheriffe of the County of Caluert
Sworne, Eod. die.