158 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.

        Liber B.   Clifford informed the Sd Jones and Harwood, and told them

              he was a Sleep under the garden pailes, and these Deponts

              further Depose, that they doe not know of any threatning

              words or blows given or uttered upon his then return, or at

              any time to the Said Clifford by the Said Mr Brooke his Master

              or by any other, only that their Said Master, then openly in the

              house, and thereupon told the Said Clifford, that he would

              remitt that fault in hopes he would doe Soc noe more further

              at that time, Saying to him and the rest of his Servants there

              present that if he or any of the rest disliked of his Service, if

              they would make choice of any other whome they had rather

              Serve, he Should be willing of it or to that effect, ffurther the

              Said William Jones Saith, that upon Munday Morning next

              following about one of the Clock before day the Said Clifford

              who then and usually lodged with him rising up out of bed,

              askcd him this Deponent what time of night it was who

              answered him it was then too Soon to rise, whereupon he

              replyed that he must goe to beat corn betimes or it would be

              night before he had done or to that effect, and Soe putting on

              his Cloaths went away, this Deponent then verily believing he

              went about his Sd Imploymts And all the Said Deponts Saith,

              tl1at from the Said Munday Morning till thursday Morning

              next the Said Clifford was not heard of nor known by them or

              any other Soe far as they or any of them know what was

              become of him, tho' their Said Master's two Eldest Sons, went

              Several ways to look for him And that upon the Said Thursday

              Morning an Indian who then and now is imployed by the Sd

              Master Brookes, brought intelligence as these Deponents were

              informed by those who understood his Language, that there

              was a man drowned not far from the house, Whereupon the

              Said Master Brookes himself went to See what was the Matter,

              and then called for these Deponts being then at work and the

              rest, who went thereupon to the place, where the Said Clifford

              lay drowned in the water upon his Belly with his feet to the

          p. 296   Shorewards part of his body above the Water It being then as

              they conceive above Low water, the Sd Indian as they were

              informed having drawn him Somewhat nearer the Shoar then

              he was when he first found him, And the Deponts Jones and

              Harwood by their Said Master's appointment there drew him

              a Shoar and turned him upon his back having his Cloaths on,

              And thereupon their Said Master as he then expressed was not

              willing to have him further Meddled with till he had Sent to

              the Governor and his pleasure was known concerning him, but

              towards night the Same day he the Said Mr Brookes Sent to

              have the Said Clifford buried whereupon the Said William

              Jones and Anthony Kitchin together with Davy Bowen another

              of Mr Brookes's Servants went where the man lay and pulling