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         Liber B.  Child thinking to fly away with him but as She was goeing

              out of the door, the fourth of the Said Indians who is now

              here prisoner felled this Deponent to the Ground with his

            8 weapon or Tomohawke wounding her in Such a Manner as

           p. 483 that She fell down Senceless for Some time before the door,

              And that upon her Comeing to her Self againe She Saw her

              Said Child to be Dead being wounded in the head, And per-

              ceiving the Said Indians or Some of them busie as She con-

              ceived in pillaging or robbing the Sd house She by Gods

              assistance used meanes to Creep into the weeds by the Said

              house and Soc by Gods providence escaped with Life, And

              further this Deponent Sayeth that at the time when the Said

              Murther was Committed as aforesaid there were in the Said

              house three Gunns Some Good quantity of powder and Shott

              and divers wearing Clothes and bed Clothes Some pewter and

              three hatts to a good Value, All which the Said Indians as She

              Verily believeth and for ought She could Ever understand to

              the Contrary Stole out of the Said house and Carryed away

              with them and further Sayth not.

                                        Sworne in open Court

                        The Same day after the taking of the Deposition

                        above written the two Indians mentioned in the

                        Said Deposition being prisoners in Irons were

                        brought into Court, and mr Thomas Hatton Sec-

                        retary being alsoe Attorney Generall to the Lord

                        proprietary preferred an Indictment against them

                        in Manner, following viz.

                In the name of the keepers of the Liberty of England by

              Authority of Parliamt and as Attorney to the Lord Proprietary

              I doe hereby by way of of Indictmt declare against Skigh-tam-

              Mongh and Couna-weza the two piscatoway Indian prisonrs

              here present, Shewing that they upon Thursday in the last

              week of July last or Some other time this last Suffler with the

              Assistance of or as Assistant or consort with two other Indians

              in a felonious Manner entred into the house of Capt Daniell

              Gookin in the County of Annarundell wthin this Province of

              Maryland, and then and there in a Most barbarous inhumane

              Cruell felonious Manner Murthered one Jacob Warrowe a

              Negro Servant of the Said Capt Gookins and a Child of the

              Said Negroes about Seven Yeares of age, and alsoe then and

          p. 484   there in like Manner Grieviously wounded the Said Negroes

              wife Leaving her for Dead, And that they the Said Indians

              then and there alsoe forthwith after the Said Murther Com-

              mitted feloniously robbed and Stole out of the Said house

              divers Gunns powder Shott, Apparell and other Goods to a

              good Value, As will be made appeare And therefore pray that