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        The Deposn of Mr Richard Granger Aged 26 yeares or thereabouts Liber B B
      Sayeth.
        That hee went wth Mr Thomas Gerard into Virginia, & for his
      paines hee the sd Gerard gaue him a hhd of Tob. & it cost the sd
      Mr Gerard in James Towne more about looking after his Wittnesses
      to know how long his Irish seruant had to serue, or for how long
      time hee had bought him for, Thirteene hundd and odde pownds of
      Tob. Allso the sd Mr Gerard gaue a Boy of Mr Whytes Two hund
      pownds of Tob. to goe along wth him. And this Depont further sayth
      tht there was a Case of Drams, & ffowre Quarter Cask of Syder putt
      into the Boate for their Voyage, & to the end aforesd, Allso ffiue or
      six Cheeses, a pott of butter & about ffiue peeches of Beefe & Bacon,
      wch was allso concerning his looking after his wittnesses to know
      how long his Irish serut had to serue, or for how long time hee had
      bought him for as aforesd, & further sayth not
        Juratis January 8° 1663      Richard Granger
           Coram me Philip Caluert.
        The Deposn of Judith Loue aged 22 yeares or thereabouts sworne
      the 4th Octobr 1662.
        Sayth That shee this Depont was prnt att W Gerards quartering
      howse att Mattapany when Capt Hinfeild brought thither certaine
      Irish seruants to sell unto Mr Gerard, And further sayth tht shee did
      see the sd Hinfeild threaten the sd seruants wth his Kane & say to
      them That they should serue fflueteene yeares, & this Depont further
      sayth tht when the sd Hinfeild was thus threatning of them, & saying
      hang them Rogues they shall serue ffiueteene yeares there was cer
      tame wryting a drawing & further sayth not   Judith Loue X
       Jurat Coram me                   her marke
           Thomas Turner.
        Thomas James sworne in open Court Sayth, That when Mr [p. 168]
      Gerard went downe to Virginia, Mr Gerard putt into his Boate 3
      quarter Cask of Syder, & 100 Bisketts 3 or 4 peices of Beefe, & as
      much Bacon, one Case of Drams, And tht Mr Gerards charges att
      James Towne came to 1300£ Tob & odde, what the odde was hee
      knoweth not, That Mr Gerard hyred Rich: Granger to goe downe
      wth him, wch cost him one hhd of Tob, & allso a Boy of Mr Whytes,
      But what hee gaue him hee knoweth not, And further tht Mr Gerard
      tooke Mr Coleloughs oath att James Towne & Mr Clayes deposn att
      Mr Jurnews in Patowmeck Riuer in Northumberland County, &
      further sayth not.
        Coll Willm Euans att the instance of the deft Sayth That Daniel
      Macdaniel in the behalfe of the deft came unto him to preferre his
      Petn, Wch hee did att the Prouinciall Court. Whereuppon Order was
      graunted tht Mr Gerard should bee summoned, And the Busines was
      sent downe to the County Court, & then Mr Gerard appealed to the
      Prouinciall Court.