464court and Testamentary Business, 1656.

   Liber B.                    Whereas by a former order of this

          No  Capt Sampson Waring

              Attry of mr Iohn Hatch plf    Court Aprill 1656 in a Suit de—

              Capt Mitchell Attorney   pending between John Hatch pif and

              of Thomas Orley defendt

              Thomas Orley defendt about a debt

             due from the Said Orley Administrator of the Estate of Ed-

             ward Hall deceased of 1100 l of Tobacco and Caske, and at

             that Court the Said Orley Not appearing and Capt Mitchell

             appearing this Court Attorney of the Said Orley, doth move

             that it May be referred untill the next Court, which with the

             Consent of the Attorney of the Said Hatch is Granted It is

             therefore ordered with the Consent of the Attorney of Orley,

             that if the Said Orley doe not appeare by himself nor Attorney

             the next Court and Answer to the Suit then Iudgmt to be

             Granted against the Said Orley.

          p.  213 Elizabeth Claxton Sworne & Examined Saith, that whem

             mr ffrancis Brooke brought his wife to your Deponents house

             he did beat her with a Cane while he brake it all to pieces

             because She would not give the dog the paile to lick before

             She fetcht water in it, and another time he had a Loyne of

             Veale Roasted & She was going to take a rib of the Said

             Veale, and he took an oaken board & broke it in two pieces

             on her & afterwards yor Deponents husband gave him two

             Sheeps heads and She Stewed them, and She had a mind to

             one of the heads and She going for water Said, if he had any

             thing She would not Eat it from him, and he riseing up with a

             bloody oath Said you whore do you Long and yor Depont Said

             mr Brooke doe not Eat it for She hath a mind to it, and he

             followed her forth with a pair of Tongues & did beat her with

             the gre2t end, & your Depont followed him and asked him if

             he Long'd to be hanged, and he Said he did not Care if She

             did Miscarry, if She were with Child it was none of his, and

             She fell Sick Suddenly, and he gave her wormwood to drink,

             and She fell in Labour one night and your depont asked him

             what She aild, and he Said either the pox or the Devil he did

             not know So your depont did rise out of her bed and went to

             her and asked her what She ailed and She was in Labor and I

             bid him Send for women, and he pray'd Your Deponents hus-

             band to goe for the midwife, and the Midwife Came, and when

             the Child was born it was all bruises and the bloud black in it

             and further Saith not            Signum X

                                           Elizabeth Claxton

               Rose Smith Sworne and Examined Saith, That yor Depont

             was Sent to deliver the wife of ffrancis Brooke of a Child and

          p.  214 when your Deponent received it into the world it was a man

             Child about three months old it was all bruised one Side of it,