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    too able hands upon his Comming up to portobacco which beeing per- Liber B
    formed a draft and Articles wear drawne betweene the sayd Edmond
    Lendsey and Richard Pinner of a ioynt Copartnership of one thow
    sand Acres of land and stock as under the sayd Edmonds hand ap
    peares and about the 16th of January 1662 Richard Pinner heeing
    enformed that the sayd Edmond was resolued to marry the sayd
    pinner gaue order to his saruants to bringe thear Cloaths and all that [p. 71]
    was upon the plantation then appertayning to them and put it into the
    sayd Pinners sloope whearupon immeadiatly the sayd Edmond lend
    sey Came ouer with the sayd saruants to the hows of Clement Theo
    balls and in a radge called the sayd Pinner out of bed from his rest
    and sayd what maet pinner did you send for the saruants ouer are you
    out and in upon occasion hear the saruants are touch them if you
    daer for you haue nothing to doe with them and in the discours Con
    cerning the Right that hee had in the land and stocke sould by the
    sayd Edmond Lendsey to richard Pinner the sayd Edmond Replyed
    maet Pinner: or W Pinner draw a bond of twentie thowsand pounds
    of tobacco and I will signe it if I performe not: and go downe along
    with you to St Maries and make the sayd Richard Pinner a good
    assuerance of the land and stoke so sou!d unto him and further say
    eth not:

      Archibell Whahob sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
    the Articles of Agreement or Copartnership betweene Richard Pin
    ner and Edmond Lendsey was signed by them boath and witnesed by
    boath thear desires and further sayeth not

      Clement Theoballs sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
    the Articles of Agreement or Copartnership betweene Richard Pin
    ner and Edmond Lendsey was signed by them hoath and witnesed by
    boath thear desirs and further sayeth not:

      Thomas Chapmen Aged twenty one years or thear abouts sworne
    and examined in open Court sayeth that hee was hired in Verginia
    by Mr Pinner to sarue his time at Portobacco with Edmond Lendsey
    and Edmond sent this deponant ouer to Clement theobals about his
    occasions and Mr Pinner Commanded him this deponant to stay thear
    and hee woold send ouer for his maet Ralph wormly and order him to [p. 72]
    bring thear things ouer and put them into the shallope whearupon
    hee went ouer to Edmond Lendsey and told him what Mr Pinner
    sayd to him and then Mr Lendsey went ouer with them and sayd
    what maet Pinner are you of and on upon occasion and sayd hear bee
    the sanuants thay are mine and not yours touch them if you daer and
    further sayeth not:

      Whearupon the Defendant Craued an appeale to the prouinciall
    Court: and the plantiue alleaging that his occasions Called him of
    necessitie downe to verginia and that hee Coold not bee up againe by