374 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664-65.






               Liber B B Elizabeth Emerson aged 35 yeares or thereabouts sworne on the
                       8th of ffebruary 1664 and saith—
                       That this deponant liuing in lower Northfolke County in Elizabeth
                      riuer was ptsent when in the said County Cort she heard Henry
                       Goodrick and Henry Hudson passe ouer and deliuer unto William
                       Caruer a bill of sale for his then the sd Hudsons Vessell called the
                       ffrygott and soe reputed further this deponant declaring that the said
                       Goodrick and Hudson did the said bill of sale firmely passe ouer as
                       theire act and deed to the sd Carucr, further that the said Hudson
                       stood endebted to this depont a quantity of tob: and he Coming to
                       her howse was by her demanded she desireing sattisfaccon in Mr
                       Caruers handes the said Hudson replyed that he did not know whither
                       there was soe much due to him from Caruer and further saith not—
                       Sworne before mee Charles Caluert

                 [p. 456] Richard Pettybone aged 45 yeares or thereabouts sworne on the
                      7th day of February 1664 saith

                       That Concerning Charles Hodges then serut to John Holmwood
                      who was at the landing of the said Holmwood drowned doth de
                      clare that goeing to the meeting & coming to John Holmwoods land
                      ing for a passage the abouesaid Serut sott under the banck wth his
                      shirte and and his drawers and this depont desired him to shuffe of
                      the Connue the wch hee did and this deponant returning from the
                      meeting in the ferry he this deponant heard before he came to John
                      Holmwoods howse by a mile and a halfe that the said seruant of
                      John Holmwoods was drowned uppon which this depont went to the
                      howse of the said Holmwood and did Chide the rest of the seruants
                      to let this seruant be drowned att which instant the said Holmwood
                      was at his meeting howse which is 8 miles or thereabouts from his
                      owne howse this depont further deposeth that the said Holmwood
                      and his wife was gone from his owne howse an houre before this
                      depont came first to get a passage in the Connue and that neither he
                      the said Holmwood nor his wife was returned from the said meeting
                      howse when this depont did returne, And further saith not
                       Sworne before mee           Richard Pettiboone
                          Jerome White

                       William Drowry aged 26 yeares or thereabouts and Anne Browne
                       aged 26 yeares or thereabouts and Thomas Gwynne aged 20 yeares
                       or thereabouts and John Doughling aged 26 yeares or thereabouts all
                       sworne on the 7th day of February 1664 and saith—
                       That Concerning Charles Hodges then serut to Jno Holmewood
                      who was at the landing of the said Holmewood drowned declares that
                      these deponants seeing the said seruant in the water ouer a Creeke
                      att which instant Jno Holmwood and his wife was gone to the meet
                      ing wth the rest of his family except the seruants an hour before, and