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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 630   View pdf image
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       Further Saith that he had not a boat belonging to the said Sloope
       neither did he undertake To find any the Cap.t that last had her found her
       a boat  And the Complt had her on the same Termes  The Defendant
       further said that true it was the Sloope had lost her Anchor and beleives
       it was in the Service of the Shipp which last had her  And as the Defend.t
       was informed the Complt borrowed an Anchor or Graplin for her before
       he meddled with her soe that then the Complt retd the sd Sloope as
       fitt and sufficient for his service  And as the Defendant was informed
       landed her with salt &c Almost as deepe as She could Swimm and Transported
       the same from Miles river over to Kent Island where laying her a
       ground (as the Defend.t was informed by some of the men that belonged to
       her)  At high water when the Tyde fell from her beleived She might be
       Injured and if any Damage happened beleive it to be after that
       Altho the Complt never before this pretended to have susteyned any
       Damage the Defendant knew of but that in the Tripp they broake
       of the Sloopes Rudder  And the Defend.t beleives was done when they
       laid the Sloope on ground the truth whereof Cannot discover (The Complt
       as the Defendant hath heard) haveing threatned the men that went
       in her that if they said or gave any Evidence against him the Complt
       upon Tryall to his Damage he would make them answer for the same
       And the said Defend.t further sayes that he beleived they did carry the sd
       Sloope back from Kent Island to Wye river  But as the defendant heard
       the Complts men left him and could not pceed any further with him
       Alleadging that the Complt was a very dissatisfyd man  Soe that the
       Vessell lay some time before the Defendant heard any thing of her
       being there  At length the Complt and Defendant mett at Williamstadt
       some discourse was moved About the Sloope betweene them and
       the Complt was very pressing to have the Defd.t to receive her where
       She then lay  And be at the Charge of sending for her home  The
       which to doe the Defendant denyed selling the Complt that he was
       obliged to bring her home at last the Complt Condesended thereto
       but Alleadged he could not gett hands Capable a person sitting by
       tole the Complt if he would well Assure him of his Wages before
       hand he would fetch her to the Defd.t but they did not agree upon the
       same for what reason the Defendant Could not remember  Soe that the
       Complt not sending home the sd Sloope to the Defd.t he Commenced his
       Accon at Common law against the Complt but the Defendants
                                                                                           Attorney


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