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a better right to my house then I had for hee had already gott possession of itt : / :
4thly The said Jones and Leighton being gon returned again about midnight with severall other men I ---
know not as yett The whole ffamilie being all att rest they besett my house endeavouring severall
waies ye breaking open my Doore which not getting Don y said Jones Called to y said Leighton to fetch
him
fire he swearing hee would burne y rogues out Sayeing hee was Come with force & that hee had gott
men to their assistance: / : Signed by David Browne : / : / : ~ ~ ~ ~
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The Deposition of Archibald Ereskin Marcht: 18th July 1677: Impremus The sd Archibald being att y
Dwelling
house of mr: David Browne of Manoakin y 16th: this Instant I was present when Capta: Thomas Jones after
ma
=ny threatning words Did lay violent hands on Richard Higgenbothem Tailor to thrust him out of Doores
being late att night & hee y said Richard refuseing to bee gon hee being in y present Service of y Sd
Browne
was by y sd Jones beaten severall blowes & after resistance made by y sd: Richard Higgenbothem Wm
Leighton fell alsoe upon him untill parted by y said Browne whoe being Called Commanded his Lopps
peace : / :
2d Thos: Jones aforesd laid hold upon y Sd: Browne when parting Leighton & Higgenbothem & rent his ~~
Shirt of his back & sides in severall parts Calling him Scotts rogue & rebell with many theatininge
expressions saying yt hee had not a roofe to cover his head hee y sd: Jones having a better right to y
house & had gott possession of itt or Some part of itt : / : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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3dly Then the Sd: Jones & Leighton went away being about eight or nine of y Clock att night & returning ~~
againe about midnight when all y family was quiett & att rest Did Call to open y Doore or else hee
would breake it open whoe not being answered Did endeavour y breaking itt open y said Doore which
not getting Done Did Call to Leighton to fetch fire with other expressions yt I Did not Distinctly heare
upon which Mr: Browne Spake to Jones asking him what hee wanted & what hee meant who replyed
open y Doore for I am now Come with force & have gott more men upon which y said Browne Called
out att a windowe to y maid Servant who lay in y quarter to fetch a Coale to light a Candle and the
Candle being lighted & y Doore opened Two tall men besides Jones & Leighton fledd out of y porch &
went
away as I heard y Said maid & Severall of y men Servants then Say yt Saw them & further Saith not
The 18th: of July 1677: Archibald: Ereskin : / : / :
Sworne before William Stevens : / :
Memorandum yt this Day to witt y 14th: Day of august Annoqe Domini 1677: att a Cort: helld for Somrsett -
County before his Lopps Justices then there Came y within named Archibald Ereskin & made oath upon y
holy Evangelist yt what hee Declared upon oath within written before mr: Wm: Stevens is true & further
saith not : / : Teste: Edm: Beauchamp: Cler: Cur:
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The Deposition of Edward ffrye Taylor July y 18th: 1677: The Said Edward being att worke att y Dwell
ing house of Mr David Browne of Manoakin the 16th this instant & was present when Capta: Thomas
Jones after many threatning words Did lay violent hands upon Richard Higgenbothem Taylor to
thrust him out of Doores being late att night & hee y Sd: Richard refuseing to bee gon hee being in y
present service of y Sd: Browne was by y Sd: Jones beaten Severall blowes & after resistance made
by y Sd: Higgenbothem William Leighton fell upon him untill parted by y Sd Browne who being
Called Commanded his Lopps peace: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Thomas Jones aforesaid laid hold upon y Sd: Browne when parting Leighton from Higgenbothem &
violently rent his shirt in Severall parts Calling y Sd Browne Scotts rogue & rebell these with many
other threatening expressions being often repeated as alsoe saying y Sd: Browne had not a roofe to
cover his head hee y Sd: Jones having a better right to yt house then hee for he had gott possession of itt
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