Court and Testamentary Business, 1657. 499

              At a Provinciall Court held at Putuxent the     Liber B.

              14th of may 57.                   No. 3.

           Mr Richard Preston:    mr Phillip Morgan

        Present Mr Mich: Brookes     mr William Parratt

                mr John Hatch

       mr Peter Sharpe pltf Whereas mr Peter Sharpe hath Com-

       Robt ilarwood deft menced a Suite against Robert Hurwood in

       the behalf of his the Said plft Daughter in Law Elizabeth

       Gary, And the Defendant Craving a Reference, The Court

       hath Ordered that the hearing and Determining of the Cause

       be referred to the Next Generall Court, and that the Defend-

       ant Stand Committed untill he give Good Securitie then and

       there to answer to the plft Charge, And that the Said Elizabeth

       Gary be farther Examined before mr Michael Brookes and mr

       Rich: Preston Concerning the busieness within Specified.

         Elizabeth Gary aged 24 yeares or thereabouts Sworne and

       Examined Saith, that about three yeares Since, That Robert

       Harwood began his first pretend love towards me, and Ever

       Since through his Suggestions and Delusions, hath he followed

       me withall, Still, till at a Certaine time about a year Since fol-

       lowed me to the Garden, where my mother Sent me to gather

       a Sallett never left his attempt till he forced me to yeild to lye

       with him, and farther your Deponent Sayth, that after he had

       obtained his fllthie desire and lust upon me Said that now I

       Should nor Could not have any other Man but him, And

       farther your Deponent Saith That at Severall times I told him, p. 270

       that I would not have him, were it not for discovering that

       fllthie Act he Committed with me, And the Said Harwood

       made me Answer againe, that he did know what he did, for

       he had no other way, to keep me but by that in lying with me

       And not only do declare that whilst I Live, I vow never to

       have him as a husband, I'l rather die first and farther your

       Deponent Saith not

       Iurat Coram                    me Decimo tertio   Elizabeth Gary

       maij 57  Phill Morgan

         The Deposition of Sarah Benson aged 26 years or there-

       abouts Sworne Saith, That in August Last Sitting at mr Sharps

       Landing with Elizabeth Gray talking of Robert Harwood, I

       asked her when She was to be Married, She repiyed never, if

       her mother Could help it (to him) your Deponent told her that

       the Said Harwood was a going away from their house, She

       replyed it would be better for them, but your Deponent told

       her, that She would forgett him but the Said Gary replyed,