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Judicial and Testamentary Business of the Provincial Court, 1649/50-1657
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            174 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.

         

         

         

         Liber B. William Wilkinson aged fifty years or thereabouts Sworn

              may the first 1652 Saith

                That in or about the 10th April last past Capt Mitchell came

              to this Deponts house earnestly inviteing him to goe home with

              him to his house, when this Deponent came there, Capt Mitchell

              commanded his Servant John Baily to Stay in his Chamber,

              where Capt Mitchell a young woman with this Depont were

              present requesting this Depont and John Baily to bear Witt-

              ness that he took that woman to his wife and that they were

              formerly contracted together further the Said Capt Mitchell

              expressed that if there Should be any Antipathie in nature

              betwixt them they would part or live a Sunder but he would

              allow her means, And the Said Mitchell further Said, I did

              hope in God it would never be Soe, To this this Deponent

              replyed, out of the Apostles words depart not without consent,

              and that for a Season while you give your Selves to prayer and

              fasting and further Saith not.

                                       J urat coram Rich Banks

         

                The Deposition of John Baily aged 33 years or thereabouts

              being Sworn the 18th June 1652 Saith

                That about the 10th of Aprill last past Capt Mitchell Mar then

              to this Depont called him into his Chamber there being then

              present Mr Wilkinson the Said Mitchell brought a Comparison

         p. 3t6     from Adam, that was, that God created man and he being

              alone, God thought fit to give him a Meet helper or to that

              effect, after which words the Sd Capt Mitchell told the Sd Mr

              Wilkinson that he took that Young woman to his wife, but in

              Case there Should be an Antipathy in nature hereafter that

              then he would put her away allowing her a Competency to

              Maintain her, And further this Depont declareth that the Said

              Capt Mitchell Said if there were any Antipathy in nature which

              he hoped in God there would not be, that then the Said Young

              woman was noe Meet help for man and further this Depont

              Saith not.

                                       J urat coram Robt Brooke

         

                William Smith Gent aged about 60 years upon Suffions for

              his Lordps Attorney for that purpose being Sworn and ex-

              amined

                 March 29th 1651 deposeth as followeth

                That about a Month or three weeks before the Depts comeing

              to Sea for these parts being about a twelve Month Since or

              Somewhat more as he taketh it, he being then in Company

              with Capt William Mitchell now one of his Lorps Councell of

              this Province of Maryland at his then lodging in the Strand

              near the Savoy, the Said Capt Mitchell desired him this Depo

         



 
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