268  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.






               Liber B B Henry Thickpenny aged 30 yeares or thereabouts saith that Mr
                     Sadler deliuered his bill in to Jno Read in his life time not aboue
                     2 dayes before he was Cast away and about a yeare and a halfe agoe,
                     Thomas Paggett came and demanded this tobacco of me againe and
                     told me that he had paid it to r Stanley, and I asked him by whose
                     Order he had paid for I gaue him none and told him that he knew
                     that was to be paid upon the plantacon of John Read for he was a
                     wittnes to the Bill which bill was neuer out of my keeping since the
                     death of Mr Sadler, untill the 14th day of July and then I deliuered it
                     to Mr Stanley before Mr Charles Brookes, which bill Mr Stanley
                     neuer saw since it was in my keeping untill that time nor neuer knew
                     of it to my knowledge and further saith not.
                       Sworne in Open Court Philip Caluert
               [p. 334]  Henry Thickpennys Other Oath sworne saith—
                       That he being att the house of Thomas Paggett in or about 9br
                     1661 there Came Mr Giles Sadler to Thomas Paggetts for a hhgd
                       of tobacco and Mr Andrew Cook was wth him, and Tho: Paggett
                       did pay a hhgd of tob: to Mr Sadler but the weight I doe not remem
                       ber and Mr Sadler paid the same hhgd to Mr Cooke which hhgd of
                       tobacco I heard Tho: Paggett say was due to Mr Sadler for ffees and
                       about an accon of slander—
                       The widdw of George Read sworne saith
                       Her husband owed Henry Thickpenny tobacco and he paid it to
                       Mr Stanley in leiw of that tobacco Hen: Thickpenny owed Mr Stan
                       ley and further saith not—
                       Sworne in Open Court Daniel Jenifer
                       After some disputes the pit: was put to proue his daffiage who
                     alleadgeth by his Attorney Capt Manning that it was spoken in an
                     open Store, the Board not thinking that sufficient proofe the pit:
                     then desires Mr Sprigg may be examined upon Oath who was sworne
                       and saith—
                       What he knew in this Bussiness, he was at Mr Mountforts store
                     there was Thomas Paggett and Mr Stanley and some words they
                       had about a bill and that Paggett did call Mr Stanley Knaue and
                       Cheating Knaue and that hee may proue it, but he knew Nothing of
                       an actuall damage to Mr Stanley and further saith not—
                       Demetrius Carthwright sworne saith
                       I cannot say any thing in this Bussiness that I cann remember,
                     being askt by the Chancellor was those seruants that yow promised
                     Mr Stanley deferr'd upon this accompt by yow Hee answered yes
                     upon this Occasione I did, being askt what Interest had yow in put
                     ting off the Cargoe he said he was at that time imployed Ioyntly wth
                     Mr Mountford, and askt did yow upon these uery words of Mr Pag
                     getts in calling Mr Stanley Cheating Knaue delay'd yo”' from selling