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Liber B. Ishmaell Wright Sworne & Examined the Sixteenth of March 1652. Sayth. That being at worke with master Robert Brooke there Came in one of the Children and Said there was hogs in the Neck, whereupon Thomas Brooke and John Taylor tooke 2 Gunnes mr Brooke being present, And after they being gone a Little while your Depont heard the report of four Gunnes and about an hour after mr Robert Brooke Came to yor Depont and desired him to goe with him into the house, And from thence yor Depont went with and the rest wher& they Said there was a hog killed, And when yor Depont Came there the Said Robert Brooke Shewed yor Depont a marked hog that was killed and desired yor Depont to Cutt off the Eares and take Notice of the Marke (Saying) that if the right owner Came he would Satisfie for that and another that was killed, which mark was thus to the best of yor Deponents knowl- edge vizt the right Eare Cropt with a half moone under the Crop, the left Eare had the upper part Cutt away in Manner of a Squ are And further Sayth not. Sworne before me Richd Preston
John Taylor aged 23 years or thereabouts Sworne and Examined the 20th ffebruary 1652 Sayeth That being at work at mr Robert Brooke his house in or about November last past there came in one of mr Brooke his children and Said there was wild hogs in the Neck whereupon Thomas Brooke tooke his Gunn and went out and called yor Deponent, and Comeing back againe met with Some hogs, and the first hog that came was a marked hog which they let pass the rest were unmarked as farr as yor Deponent knoweth, whereupon the Said Thomas Brooke Shott amongst the Said Hogs and likewise this Deponent and lamed two Marked hogs p. 417 and killed two unmarked hogs, whereupon, mr Robert Brooke came, and Seeing the two hogs hurt Comanded that they Should be killed out right, and Said if the owner of them Came he would Satisfie for them, and withall called one Ishmaell Wright and this Deponent to take Notice of the Marks, wch Marks) was to the best of this Deponents knowledge thus vizt the right Eare Cropt with a half moon under the Said Crop And the left Eare Slitt and the upper part of the Slitt cutt away in Manner of a Square Sworne before me Richd Preston
Andrew Scot Sworne and Examined the 20th ffeb- ruary 1652. Sayeth. That nf Robert Brooke did tell this deponent that he would give his Master Robert Taylor Satisfaction for the two Marked
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