32     Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

             Liber A Edward William Aged 33 years or thearabouts Sworne and ex
                   amined in open Court at the request of Mr Arthur Turner against
                   Lucie Stratton Swareth that hee hard lucie stratton Say Shee beeing
                   told that She was with Child that if She wear Shee woold not lay
                   her child to any such fellow as this deponant but She woold father
                   it upone Such a fellow as John Ward or Richard Smith and further
                   Sayeth not

             [p. 371 Anne Gey Aged fiftie years or thearabouts Sworne and examined
                   in open Court Sayeth that beeing with Lucie Stratton the saterday
                   after the Sayd Stratton was deliuered of her Child Mr Arthur Turner
                   came and desiered this deponant to looke to the Sayd Stratton and
                   his Child whearupon this deponant answered him that Shee coold
                   not by reason that She had diners lame folkes in her hows and the
                   Saboth following this deponant was desiered of the aforsayd Turner
                   to speake unto the sayd Stratton to See if She coold perswade the
                   sayd Stratton to marrie him who replied that She coold not loue
                   him much les make him her husband and further Sayeth not

                     John Ashbrooke Sworne and examined in open Court at the re
                   quest of Mr Arther Turner Sayeth that hee hard Lucie Stratton Say
                   that She coold lay the Child borne of her bodie to William Bowls
                   but that She woold not doe because she thaught in her conscience that
                   the child aforsayd was Mr Arthur Turners and further sayeth not.
                     Walter Ges Sworne and examined in open Court at the request
                   of Mr Arthur Turner Sayeth that hee heard (Mr Arthur Turner)
                   velim dicer John Ashbrooke say that the sayd stratton did say she
                   coold lay the Child borne of her to william Bols as wel as to Mr
                   Arthur Turner and further sayeth not

                     Margeret Pearce Sworne and examined in open Court at the re
                   quest of Mr Arther Turner Sayeth that She hard John Ashbrooke
                   say that the sayd Stratton did say she coold lay the Child borne of
                   her to William Bouls as wel as to Mt Arther Turner and further
                   sayeth not

             [p. 38] Robert Wilson Aged 30 years or thearabouts Sworne and examined
                   in open Court Sayeth that hee telling Lucie Stratton that She was
                   with Child and the sayd Stratton replied that if She weare She wold
                   not father it upon any such fellow as this deponant but that she woold
                   father it upon such a one as John Ward or Richard Smith and fur
                   ther Sayeth not

                     Richard Dode Aged 25 years or thear abouts Sworne and ex
                   amined in open Court Swareth that Mr Arther Turner came unto
                   this deponant and asked him wheather his wife coold nurs his child
                   and this deponant answered no hee thaught his wife was with child
                   and thearfor coold not and further Sayeth not