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hands, and that he hath sould goods for Cotton or 
Tobacco, and that Cotton or Tobacco was seized in 
his hand for my lord before this Examinate could be 
paide. 
CAPTAINE BROOKEHAVEN saith, that he knowes not 
any man hath suffered for non-payment of taxes but 
knowes in generall their goods have bin taken away, 
that their potts in which they should have boiled their 
meats have bin taken away, and Soe they have bin 
forced to eat their meate rawe. 
St. Christofers. 
Mr. HORNE saith, that the Marshall demaunds the 
dutyes at the beginninge of the Crop, and that they 
are not to shipp any goods or pay any debts till the 
dutyes are satisfied, that he hath seene warrants at the 
tyme to distrayne, if they had not pay when they came 
for it. 
William Roper saith, he knowes not any imprison- 
ments or corporall punishment on any man's servants 
taken away for non-payment of the dutyes, but saith, 
that the lands have bin seized for the dutyes, and yt. 
if another man had bought the land they would demaund 
the dutyes of him three or foure yeers after, and that 
none came off without payinge their dutyes. 
JAMES BARREY saith, that in case of refusall of taxes, 
their servants have bin taken away, and that this Exami- 
nats owne Servant was taken by the Generall Rrceivors 
for his dutyes, not my lords, and that thereupon he went 
and paid his money, and had his servant restored. 
Knowes noe other servant taken away, saith that they 
used to distrayne others servants and goods, knowes noe 
corporall punishment on any for non-payment of Taxes. 
