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      Know all men by thees Presants that I John Wood doe yfreey Wil- Liber A
     liam Codwell from all dues and detes and all demands from the begin
     ing of this world unto this day as witnes my hand the tulth of Agust
     in the year of owr Lord God 1662   John Wood
     Witnes John Small           his marke
          Daniell 0 Hicoun
             his marke

     and for the Confirmation of his sayd Petition desiereth that Mr Wil
     liam Marshall Mr John Small Hewgh Thomas and Randall Cremer
     might haue thear oath giuen them Concerning the Premisses which
     was granted

      Mr William Marshall sworne and Examined in open Court sayeth
     that sumtime in August last past that John Wood and William Cod-
     well wear together and this deponant heard John Wood say thear
     hath bin sum differance between us but I ow you no ill will and in
     Case you will helpe mee to too emptie hogsets to put my tob: in I
     will helpe you a month to which william Codwell sayd hee woold and
     John wood Replyed but I hope you will not requir more of mee the I
     am Able to which William Codwell Replyed God forbid that I shoold
     requir you to doe more then you are able and the sayd Wood replyed
     that hee woold then doe him the best saruice hee coold and further
     sayeth not:

      Mr John Small sworne and Examined in open Court sayeth that
     beeing in the field William Codwell Came to this deponant and desired
     him to make him a bill and a discharge betweene John Wood and him
     self and that Ended William Codwell Asked John Wood to helpe
     him a Mounth and John Wood was willing to helpe him a mounth
     and William Codwell sayd that in Case hee performed his munths
     worke hee woold giue him too emptie hogsets and further sayeth
     not:

      Hewgh Thomas aged 24 years or thear abouts sworne and ex- [p. 247]
     amined in open Court sayeth that to the best of this deponants re
     memberance sumtime in August last past William Codwell and John
     Wood wear in dispute concerning Caske to put the tob: and william
     Codwell asked the sayd Wood wheather hee woold helpe him a
     mounth and the sayd wood Replyed nothing whearupon this deponant
     sayd John you may doe wors then to helpe him hee beeing a poor
     man and the sayd wood Replyed 1 doe not much Care if I doe helpe
     him whearupon the sayd Codwell Replyed if you will helpe mee I will
     giue you too hogsets and John wood Replyed hee woold helpe him a
     month and doe him what good hee coold but hee woold not bee
     forced to doe any thing more then hee was abell and William Codwell
     Replyed God forbid that I shoold desir you to doe any thing more
     then you are able and so thay Concluded and william Codwell was to