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      nent to call his this Deponents daughter whome he the Said Liber B.

      Capt Mitchell as he then expressed Intended then Shortly to

      take to Sea with him for these parts by the name of Mrs

      Elizabeth Williams or Betty Williams, and the reason that the

      Said Capt Mitchell then gave to this Deponent for Such his

      desire was for that he had a Sister or friend of that name

      whome he deerly loved, and therefore desired that this Deponts

      daughter Should be Soe called or to that effect, his this Deponts

      Said Daughter then and yet right name being Susan Warren

      having been then formerly married to one Humphrey Warren

      and further deposeth not.

                                       Wm Smith

                 J urat 19 Januarij 1651 coram me Wm Stone

        William Hamstead planter aged about 23 years upon Sumons p. 317

      from his Lordps Attorney for that purpose Sworn and exam-

      ined deposeth as followeth

        That about Six weeks or two Months before the Depts Come-

      ing to Sea for these parts he being then Servant to Captn Wil-

      liam Mitchell in the Strand near London, a Certain Gent there

      present telling the Said Capt Mitchell in this Deponts hearing

      of Some other man that had a Servant that would Swear to

      anything that his Master would have him though it were a lye,

      the Said Capt Mitchell this Deponts then Mar thereupon asked

      this Depont whether he this Deponent would doe the like,

      whereunto this Depont answered noe whereupon the Said

      Capt Mitchell replyed what a pox Should I doe with thee then,

      thou art no Servant for my turn, all which or the Same in

      effect, this Depont upon his Oath avereth to be true and fur-

      ther deposeth not

                                      Will Hamsted

                 J urat 19 die Januarij 1651 coram

                 me                    Wm Stone

        The Deposition of Susan Warren widow Sworn and examd

      the 22to Jne Saith

        That Capt Mitchell would have married the Sd Susan Warren

      when She was in England, notwithstanding his wife was live-

      ing but She would not, Soe he comeing to Deale there I saw

      him buy of the Doctor Some quantity of Opium which he told

      me he would give his Little Devil as much of it as would give

      her a long Sleep he would warrant her, at which Saying I gave

      Mrs Mitchell a great Caution of takeing any Phisick of her

      husband's prescribeing for he did not wish her much good,

      and Soe She gave me hearty thanks and Said She would not,

      and Capt Mitchell prayed the Doctor to prepare a Small quan-

      tity for mySelf to make me Sleep, because lyeing on Ship