Court and Testamentary Business, 1654. 399

         Bartho: Herringe aged forty yeares or thereabouts Sworne Liber B.

       Saith, That Peter Godson and Richard Manship meeting in

       yor Pettrs plantation, Richard Man ship asked the Said Peter

       Godson whether he would prove his wife a Witch, Peter God-

       son replyed take notice what I Say, I came to your house

       where your wife layd two Straws and the woman in a Jesting

       way Said they Say I am a witch, if I am a witch they Say I

       have not power to Skip over these two Strawes and bid

       the Said Peter Godson to Skip over them and about a day

       after the Said Godson Said he was Lame, and thereupon

       would Maintaine his wife to be a witch

                                    Bartho:    Herringe

         John Killy aged twenty five yeares or thereabouts Sworne

       Sayth. That at the house of Phillip Hide, Richard Manship

       Said to Peter Godson you Said you would prove my wife a

       Witch, Peter Godson answered Gentlemen take Notice what I

       Say I will prove her a witch beare Wittness you that Stand by.

                                        John Killey

         Margarett Herringe aged twenty three or thereabouts 624

       Sworne Saith, That Rich: Manship asked Peter Godson if he p.

       would prove his wife a witch, and Peter desired them that

       were present to take Notice what he Said your wife tooke

       four Strawes and Said in the Name of Jesus Come over

       these Strawes, and upon this your wife is a witch and I will

       prove her one.

         Whereas Peter Godson and his wife had defamed Richard

       Manship's wife in Saying She was a witch and Uttered other

       Slanderous Speeches agst her, which was Composed and De-

       termined by the plft and defendant before mr Richard Preston,

       Soc as Peter Godson Should pay Charges of Warrants and

       Subpcenas in these Actions which Richard Manship desired

       may be Manifested in Court that the Said Peter Godson & his

       wife have acknowledged themselves Sorry for their Speeches

       & pay Charges.

         Ismeall Wright demands five hundred pounds of Tobacco

       and two barrells & halfe of Corne by Accompt proved in

       Court upon oath out of Thomas Trumpeters Estate which is

       Granted by the Court

         Peter Godson demanded one thousand four hundred and

       thirty pounds of Tobacco of Bartho: Herringe for Physick and

       Surgery impended on his wife, as by Accompt in Court, which

       Accomp hath been Examined by men of the Same facultie