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        The Depn of Willm Joanes of the lie of Kent aged 34 yeares Liber A.

       or thereabouts taken this 25” of Septembr 1648. Sworne &

       examined, Sayth

        That sometime in Aprill Ano Dni 1646, bee did see one

       hogshead of English Corne rowled downe to the water side, to

       bee putt aboard Mr Knights Sloope, riding before Kent howse.

       And ththee saw the Inke, the Gripe,& the Spindle, & aGudgeon,

       wth some bowles, belonging to the Mill, lying in Kent howse,

       some certaine dayes before Mr Knight went away from Kent.

       But what became of them, or whither hee caused them to bee

       carryed away hee knoweth not & further this Dept sayth not.

                                        Willm Joanes

       Jurat Coram Robt Vaughan.

        The Depn of Rich: Cotsford taken 28th Septembr 1648.

        This Dept sayth That sometime about July or August Ano

       1 646. this Dept then residing uppon the Ile of Kent. Mr Peter

       Knight entred uppon Kent Mill & tooke the profitts thereof,

       from tilt time, untill his the sd Knights departure from the sd

       Ile when the Gour Mr Cahuert tooke the same. Ailso tilt the

       sd Peter Knight assumed uppon himseife to bee Captaine of

       the Rebells in the sd Ile, to defend it agst the sd Gour And

       to tht effect kept a Garryson att Kent howse. During wch time

       of garryson, they the sd Rebells fyred a Tob. howse & one

       other howse, a hogstey att Kent howse. And mr Knight

       caused to bee killd a Red Cow. Likewise immediately after

       the flight of the sd Peter Knight & his Crew, from Kent p. 219

       howse, hee the sd Dept fownd att Kent howse, hid in a ditch

       * Great cattle feate SeauenX oxe feate, whereby the Sd DeptX

       * hec thinks   assumes himselfe tht the sd Knight or his

       Souidiers killd 2 Oxen. allthough hee knowes not wch of them

       killed them; because the feete were of cattle lately killed.

       Likewise this Dept sayth tht hee heard Mr Browne of Kent say,

       tht Knight & his Gange, had killed a calfe in his plantaon:

       & tht alimost dayly they were gunning of it, after cattle. Like

       wise tht when the Sd Knight first entred on Kent Mill, shee was

       in good repayre. but tht immediately after his departure from

       Kent howse, hee this Dept being sent thither by the Gour to

       iooke after cattle. Saw tht there were all her iron works gone,

       wch could bee taken away, wthout pulling downe the frame.

       Whereby bee did uerily beleiue, (allthoughe hee saw them not

       to doe it) tht the Knight, or his poepie had taken away all

       the sd iron worke. wch hee beleiues tht rather allso; Because

       during tht the Mill was whole this Dept heard the sd Knight say.

       If hee had the Irons of the sd Mill for io or 14 l steareling.

       & more the Dept remembers not of tht speach. But shortly

       after the sd irons were taken away. Likewise tilt wth some of