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       and disgrace was occasioned; She hearing that his wife was Liber B.

       dead, and he being a Single man, She did think that he would

       not twitt her with what She had done as another Might be-

       cause he did it, and further this Deponent Saith not at present

                                     Susanna Warren

                            J urat

                               Robert Brooke

                   Mary the wife of Daniel Clocker being examd

                   & Sworn by vertue of her former Oath taken

                   in open Court testifieth as followeth

         That She was the Midwife to Susan Warren and in the time

       of her delivery charged the Said Susan Warren to Speak the

       truth and to give Such an Answer as She would give an ac-

       compt of to God and man, and whether those things that She

       had Spoken of Concerning Capt Mitchell that he was ffather

       of the Child, and had given her Phisick to destroy it were true

       or floe, and She answered that they were all true

         This Testimony was given to me Robert Brooke in the pres-

       ence of Mrs ffox June 28th 1652.

         The Deposition of Anne the wife of Wm Hempsted being

       Sworn and examd June 27th 1652 Saith

         That at Deale when this Depont was comeing towards Vir-

       ginia being at the Sign of the States Arms in the aforesaid

       Town of Deale I this Depont heard the wife of Capt Mitchell

       pray Wm Hampsted that he would buy noe opium, and further

       this Deponent Saith that She heard the aforesd Mrs Mitchell

       Say that She would not take any Opium and ffurther Saith not.

                           J urat coram me Robto Brooke

         ffurther the aforesaid Deponent Saith that Mrs Mitchell p. 320

       being in the Downes having one of her Swounding fitts upon

       her and lycing like a Dead woman Mr Dorrington Said Sure

       She will never recover again Capt Mitchell replyeing let her

       alone She useth to be Soc 2 or 3 hours together and Soe lay

       for two hours at that time.

                   J urat coram RobL Brooke

         Martha Webb aged 22 years examined & Sworn Aprill 27th

       1652 Saith

         That this Depont being then in the dwelling house of Capt

       Mitchell a little before his goeing for England upon a very

       Cold morning, and when neither Capt Mitchell or Susan

       Warren were Sick he commanded this Depont to poach him

       an Egg, and to bring him a box of Pills Saying that he was to