Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.31

         15to Sept 1650 Lt Richard Bancks freely ingageth himself Liber A.

       to satisfy the 900 l of Tob: and Caske for the redempcon of p. 354

       Thomas the sonne of Thomas Allen deceased according to the

       order of Assembly for that purpose without any consideracon

       of servitude or any other consideracon whatsoever but his free

       love and affecconwitnes his hand the day and yeare aboue

       said                         Richard Banckes

       Testet Tho: Hatton Barnaby Jackson

         Vit August vppon Complaint of Thomas Maidwell agt Jo:

       dandy & his Wife for assaulting in a violent manner & striking

       him to the ground with a Hammer and dangerously wounding

       him. A warrant issued out to the Sheriffe to bring them

       before the Governor, who vppon examinacon of the matter

       committed dandy into the Sheriffes custody

           The deposicon of Thomas Maidwell of the County of St

           Maries taken the 2d day of September Anno dni. 1650

         The said depont saith that vppon the last day of August

       last past Hee this depont being at worke at his trade

       in the Shopp at St Inegoes ffort John dandies wife came

       vnto him giving him very ill language, onely (as hee con-

       ceives) for that hee accepted of 2 or 3 Peaches wch a Girle

       wch lives in House with the said dandy had given him this

       depont. And the said John dandy being then in the said

       Shopp, therevppon and vppon noe other occasion (as hee

       conceives) making towards this depont with a Hammer in his

       hand of about 3' waight. This depont suspecting hee intended

       some mischeife to him went back to avoide the same Out of the

       said Shopp. And therevppon the said dandies Wife (being

       behind him this depont struck him on the head with a Smithes

       Cindar (as shee hath since confessed) a blowe wch something

       stunded him this depont. And the said dandy suddenly

       therevppon with the said Hammer struck this depont a blowe

       vppon the head wch felled him to the ground And this depont

       with much strugling & amazemt at length getting vpp ranne

       out of the said ffort and called for help And had hee not by

       that meanes escaped from them hee doth much suspect they

       would haue endeavoured to haue murthered him hee the

       rather hath cause to beleive for that the said dandies Wife had

       formerly threatned to doe this depont a private mischeife

       looke to himself as well as hee could And this depont further

       deposeth that vnlesse some course bee taken by authority to

       restraine the said dandy and his wife from doeing him this

       depont further mischeife hee much feareth it will not bee safe

       for him to followe his trade againe at the said Shopp without

       danger of his life And further deposeth not.

         J urat die & Anno Supa dict coram me Wm Stone