Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50. 73

                The Deposition of Susan Warren Widow ag 21th Liber B.

                Sworn and examined the 18th day of June Saith p. 3t4

         That when She hath been Sick calling on God to help her

       Capt Mitchell hath replyed what was that which I called God,

       Did I know him, had I ever any Conference with him, I Said

       not of his person, but by his works, I was Confident that I

       Should have help from what I called on, Soe he hath left me a

       while and come again and Said how now hath your God helped

       you Ah thou may'st well be called a woman that will believe

       any thing that is told you, Such a thing as God believe it not

       thou art meerly led away with what your Parents hath told

       You, that if you doe amiss 0, it is a Sin, 0 thou art a fool I

       will for a half penny Answer for all your Sins past or to come

       or that purpose this Deponent averreth upon her Oath further

       Saith not.

                                 Iur Cor Robert Brook

         ‘The Deposition of Phillip Land aged 45 Years Sworn and

       examined June 21th 1652

         Saith. That being at Supper about the 28th of May last past

       he heard Mrs Joane Mitchell wife to Capt William Mitchell Say

       that She thought there was noe heaven but a good Conscience

       and noe hell but a badd Conscience or to that purpose and

       further he Saith not.

                               J urat Coram Robt Brooke

         Thomas Cole aged 32 years or thereabouts being Sworn

       and examined the 22th day of June 1652 Saith

         That before this Said Deponents comeing out of England,

       he was at Mr Edmond Plowden's Chamber he asked me whome

       I lived withall, I replyed Capt Mitchell, he perswadeing me not

       to goe with him into Virginia, and ask't me of what religion he

       was and whether I ever See him goe to Church or floe, I made

       Answer I never Saw him goe to the Church, he replyed that

       Capt Mitchell being amongst a Company of Gentlemen told

       them that he wondred the world had been Soe many hundred p. 315

       Years deluded with a Man and a Pigeon which Mr Plowden

       told me the Said Mitchell attributed to our Saviour Christ and

       the holy Ghost, and further this Dept Saith not

                               J urat coram Robt Brooke

         The Confession of Joane Toast the pretended wife of Capt

       Wm Mitchell made 29th of June 1652 taken by the Grand Jury

       Sai th

         that Since her Joyning together with Capt Mitchell before

       Mr Wilkinson in way of Marriage they have been as man and

       wife in reference to the Marriage bed.

                                Sign Joane I Toast