Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.181

      Saith that Mrs Mitchell wife to Capt Mitchell amongst other Liber B.

      discourse asking her husband at Deale being upon his voyage,

      whether Mrs Williams went upon his account or that She or

      her ffather carried any Adventure with them, he the Said Capt

      Mitchell answered that he had Shewed her a Waggon Lade-

      ing of goods which the Sd Mr Smith brought out of the Coun-

      trey with him to carry to Sea ffurther Adding upon further p. 325

      discourse that the Said Mr Smith went to be as a ffreeman and

      not as his the Said Capt Mitchell's Servant And further this

      Deponent likewise deposeth, that being at Sea in her voyage

      hither She there Saw Capt Mitchell by harsh and Cruell usage

      and by Several Menaces & threatnings prevail with the Said

      Mrs Warren by the name of Eliz Williams to become bound

      to him in a bond or bill of an hundred pounds telling her that

      unless She would enter into the Said bond or bill She Should

      never live a better life but that he would make her to fetch

      water, and make clean his foot boy's Shoes or to that effect,

      And that upon entring in the Said Bond, the Sd Mrs Warren

      expressed openly to the Company then present, that She owed

      him the Said Capt Mitchell nothing, but She did it to procure

      her own quiett or to that effect, and that presently after the

      entring into the Said bond the Said Capt Mitchell came to this

      Deponent and told her that he had got the finest lye upon

      Williams that ever any man had, and that if he had not taken

      that Course of beating of her he Should never have gained it,

      and that he had made her enter into the Sd bond, yet owed

      him not one ffarthing, all which herein before related, this De-

      ponent upon her Oath averreth to be true in effect and further

      deposeth not—Jurat die novo post emendacon 22 die

                Jan 1651 coram me       Tho: Hatton

        Richard Hoskins Gent deposeth as followeth Being at the

      house of Mr William Eltonhead in or about the Month of May

      was twelve month being in discourse with Elizabeth Williams

      als Susan Warren concerning Capt Wm Mitchell, he then heard

      the Said Williams als Warren Say that She would damn her

      Soul but She would be revenged of that Rogue Mitchell, And

      this Depont further Saith that the Said Capt Mitchell did before

      his goeing into England in the presence of George Manners

      and Mr ffriendship Offer this Deponent to give him the Said p. 326

      Elizabeth Williams, but he refusing to accept of her the said

      Williams being informed thereof press't him to accept of the

      said Mitchell's offer, and told this Depont she would give him

      satisfaccon if he would.

                 J urat coram me R Lt Brooke 22do Junii 1652

        John Baily deposeth that at the White House some time

      after Capt Mitchell's arrival he heard Elizabeth Williams al