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         Liber B. Margaret Pritchard aged twentie years or thereabouts Sworne

              Saith, That She this Deponent heard mrs Brookes Say that

              mrs Goulson had beaten her maid two hours by the Clock, and

              She further Said that Elizabeth Tennis would take her oath

              that it was two hours and a half, and that Elizabeth Tennis

              Should Say that her husband tore the hair of his head and

              wisht that She the Said Goulson would kill the Said maid that

              She might never kill more.

                John Dumord aged twentie eight years or thereabouts

              Sworne Saith, That about ffeb: two yeares past this Depont

              was in a boat with mr phenwick, mr Eltonhead and his wife

              and Mark Lucye, And this Deponent heard mr Eltonhead &

              mr Phenwicke Report that they had killed Eight or Nine hogs

              at the Said mr Phenwicke Quarter and after Comeing to nf

              Eltonhead's house he heard mr Eltonhead Warne his people

              to have a Care of the Bores Grease for he ment to make a

              Salve of it.

                John Sewell aged twentie yeares or thereabouts Sworne

              Saith. That he this Deponent about ffeb: two yeares past being

              at mr Hooper's house Saw mr Phenwicks Boat lying there with

              hogs flesh in it but knows not whence it Came.

                It is ordered that Whereas mrs Brookes hath reported that

              Sarah Goulson unlawfully punished her Maid Servant which

              Cannot be proved, It is Ordered that mrs Brookes Shall pay the

              Charges.

                It is ordered that Whereas mr Robert Brooke and mr Phen-

              wick both pltf and defendt have alledged want of Evidence in

              the Cause and Sue for Refference to the next Provinciall

              Court held at Putuxent River, It is So Ordered by the Court

              that a refference be Granted according to their agreement and

              request.

          p. 628 Richard Manship Sworne Saith that the wife of Peter God-

              son related to this Depont and his wife that Michael Baiseys

              wifes Eldest Son was not the Son of Anthony Rawlins her

              former husband, but She knew one at Maryland that was the

              father of him, but Named not the man, and that the Said

              Michael Baisey's wife was a whore and a Strurnpett up and

              Down the Countrey, and Said that Thomas Ward of Kent

              tould her Soc.

                Elizabeth Manship Sworne Saith the Same.

                Margaret Herring Sworne Saith that the wife of Peter God-

              son affirmed that Anthony Rawlins Son was not his Son but

              the Son of another man at Maryland.