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Tobacco, and if they had not a henn they paid 12 lbs., 
that the Taxes were imposed by the Governour and 
Councell, doth beleeve they had noe Assembly till after 
that, cannot tell whether with Consent of the Assembly 
or not. That there was noe Assembly but twice as he 
remembers. The Councell of my lords choseinge and 
not of the Assemblyes. That in this Examinate's tyme 
by order of the Generall they paid halfe a pound of 
Indigo per poll, for powder shott and other Ammunicion 
for defence of the Island, that they paid it about tenne 
yeers agoe, and that they paid it in November last, but 
would pay none sithence. 
JAMES BARREY saith, that he hath lived in St. Christo- 
fers 17 or 18 yeers, that he went thither in Anno. 1630, 
and came thence in May last was three yeers. And that 
at that tyme the 20 lbs. of Tobacco to my lord was duly 
paid, that there was in fTamily men, women and children 
per poll., 20 lbs. to the Earle, 20 lbs. to the Governour, 
10 lbs. to the Capt. of the division, and 10 lbs. to the 
munster, (Sic) and for two yeeres they paid a henn per 
poll, or 20 lbs. of Tobacco to the Governour Sr. Thomas 
Warner, 
Leiuetent. Coll. Weldinge saith, that in Anno 
1628, he went over to St. Christofers Agent tor MAURICE 
THOMSON and carryed with him a graunt from the 
the Earle of Carlile for a 1,000 acres of Land, and that 
then a fift parte of the planters labours was exacted from 
them. And that he hath heard some paid at (Sic)* 
And that this was generally upon all old and newe 
planters. And that this Examinate was much pressed 
and importuned to pay it, but he stood upon priviledge 
* ? it. 
