110 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.

        Liber B.   replyed again that her heart was Soe hardened against him,

              that She would never darken his door again and further Saith

              not:                             Rose Smith

                Sworn before me this 4th day of November 1651:

                                               Jo: Sturman

                Depositions taken by Lt Nichoas Gwyther by vertue of a

              Speciall Comission granted to him for that purpose as follow-

              eth viz

                The Deposition of George Deity aged 24 years or there

              abouts.

                This Depont Saith that one night he came to the house

              where Edward Hudson and Robert Holt's wife did live to-

              gether and he did See them both lyeing in bed together before

              the fire, And further this Depont Saith not

                                               George Dolty

                Jurat 6 Novembr 1651 coram me NichasGwyther

                      The Deposition of Humphry Howell aged 57 years

                        or thereabouts

                This Deponent Saith that Some time in June in the year

              1650 he was goeing to the well for water, he the Said Depont

              called at the Said Edward Hudson's house, and the Said Ed-

              ward riseing in his Shirt opened the door and the Said De-

              pont goeing to the fire did See the place where the Said

              Edward had lain in the Same bed where the Said Dorothy the

              wife of Robert Holt lay at that time which was laid by the fire

              And further this Depont Saith not

                                  The mark of Humphry Howell

                      J urat 6 Novembr 1651. coram me Nicho Gwyther

           p. 234 John Medcalf Gent deposeth that he heard Dorothy Holt to

              cry for many Curses to God against her husband, that he

              might rott limb from limbe, and that She would daily pray to

              God that Such Casualties might fall upon him, and likewise

              that her Son Richard might end his days upon the gallows,

              And further this Depont Saith that otherwise then by hearsay,

              he knoweth nothing of Incontinent Lewd or Adulterous prac-

              tices betwixt Edward Hudson and the Said Dorothy, and

              further deposeth not

                        J urat 6 Novembr 1651 coram me Tho Hatton

                The Deposition of Henry Cox taken in open Court 6

              Novemb 1651 Saith That he lived in house with Robert Holt

              and Edward Hudson from about the beginning of August last

              till about the Middle of October following and that he doth