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James Round Plt              January y^e 10^th: 1693/4 //

             agt         }     The Deposition of Charles Raclift aged about fourty five years or thereabouts Saith that

Robert: Howard dft.       about three years ago Master James Round, Requested me to go along with him upon -of

- - - - - - - -           a parcell of Land Called Parsonses Island, which place m^r James Round Said was in Controversie

Between him and Robert: Howard at that time m^r James Round & I being upon that Land & others with us m^r

James: Round took out his Compass and began at an Oister Shell banke near the mouth of a Creek Comonly Called

Parsonses Creek and runing along a line of Marked Trees we Came to a post & Raile fence & there wee Stopped

and the Said m^r James Round Said that a great part of that ffence was upon his Land. And the Said m^r James Round

desired us to reckon & take y^e acco^t. how many pannel of ffence as aforesd was upon that Land, which he said was his

did & & there was one hundred fifty & two pannel of Post and Raile fence, to the best of my knowledge. This the

Deponent Saith and further Saith not             Cha: Raclift

              The abovesd Deponent y^e day & yeaer abovesd in Open Court made Oath to y^e truth of the abovesd Deposition

                                                                                                                                as attests Jn^o West Clr Cur

January 10^th- 1693/4. The Deposition of Thomas ffenwick Aged fourty two years or thereabouts.About

three years ago m^r James: Round desired me to carry a letter to Robert: Howard, and to read it to him before

Witnesses, if I could gett them when I came to Robert: Howards house, there was no Witnesses there but

Richard: Hill Blacksmith. I read the letter to Robert Howard before y^e aforesd Hill, the Contents of the letter to

the best of my remembrance was forewarning or discharging y^e aforesd Howard to fence in any of his Land

upon Parsonses Island, the words was either not to Sett up a fence there upon his Land, or if it was Sett up to

pull it downe, but the best of my remembrance, the words were discharging him to Sett up y^e fence. Robert Howard

answer was that m^r James Round had no Land there except it were Some Small bitts or peaces or points of

Marshes not worth y^e takeing up of this the Deponent Saith & further Saith not. Tho: ffenwick

         The abovesd deposition y^e day & yea^r abovesd in Open Court made Oath to y^e truth of the abovesd Deposition

                                                                                                    as attest Jn^o West Clr Cur

January 10^th. 1693/4. the Deposition of James Walker aged thirty eight years or thereabouts Sayeth that about

three years ago Master James Round requested me to goe along with him upon a persel of Land called Parsonses

Island, which place Master James Round Said was in Controversie between him & Robert: Howard at that time

m^r James Round & I being upon that Land & others with us m^r James Round took his Compas & began at an

Oister Shell bank, near the mouth of a Creek Comonly Called Parsonses Creek and runing along with his Compass

upon a line of Marked Trees wee Came to a post & Raile ffence, & there wee Stopped, then y^e aforesd m^r James

Round Said that a great part of that ffence was upon his Land and the Said m^r James Round desired us to (reckon)

and take the account how many pannel of ffence as aforesaid was upon that Land which he said was his. So I

did, And there was One hundred fifty & two pannel of Post & Raile ffence to the best of my knowledge

this the Deponent Saith & further Saith not James:Walker

           The abovesd Deposition y^e day & year abovesd in Open Court made Oath to y^e truth of y^e abovesd Deposition

                                                                                                          as attest Jn^o West Clr Cur.

January 10^th. 1693/4 // The Deposition of Henry: Allan. Aged thirty five years or there about. Three years

agoe or there about I being at m^rs Scotts house at Rehobeth in Sussex County in y^e territories of Pennsilvania

M^rs Scott asked me, what she should give me to Sett up a piece of ffencing, I asked where it was, she told me it was

in S^t. Martins, at a place called Parsonses Island. m^rs Scott & I came to Robert: Howards, And there m^rs Scott and I

bargained to Sett up three hundred pannel of Post and Raile ffence or there about, So m^rs Scott Robert: Howard