508Court and Testamentary Business, 1657.

         Liber B. Alexander Watts aged 25 years or thereabouts Sworne and

         No. Examined Saith that in or about the time that the Court Should

              have been in January, hut was adjourned this Deponent de-

              sired Iohn Nevill to go along with his wife, and help her with

              a Cowe and Calfe from mrs ffenwicks, he this Deponent at that

              time being Sick and not able to goe himself, And the Said

              Nevill did goe but before he the Said Nevell went Susan

              Attcheson (in whose house the Said Nevill then was) replyed

              and Said, that if he the Said Nevill did goe, She would lett the

              Barrell of beer out, about the house, But the Sd Nevill Come-

              ing home to the Said Attcheson's house that night And at

              Night this Deponent Sayth, that the Sd Susan went to bed, in

              Cornelius Canneday's bed, and Shortly after, this Deponent,

              heard the Sd Susan Attcheson Call to the Said John Nevill, and

              bid him Come to bed, for it was very Cold, And farther this

              Dept Saith not.            Signum

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         p.   282 Thomas Plott aged 20 yeares or thereabout Sworne and

              Examined, Saith, that the last yeare Some time between Easter

              and Whitsuntide upon a Lords day being in his Master George

              Reeds house, where was lohn Nevill, an Susan now the wife

              of Iames Attcheson, This Deponent Saith he did See the Said

              Nevill, and the Said Susan upon a bed together, The Said

              Susan Called out, and desired the Said Nevill to be quiett,

              but the Said Nevill would not be quiet, but pulled up

              the Said Susan's Cloathes, So that this Deponent did See

              her Nakedness, upon which this Depont went to pull the

              Said Nevill from the Said Susan but the Said Nevill was

              angry with this Deponent and bid him gett out of Doors, and

              Swore an oath, that he would Swive her the Said Susan, before

              that this Depont Should go to the Cowpen, and back againe,

              And this Deponent going at that time a Strawberring, Sayth

              that before he was as far as the Cow pen, he heard the Said

              Susan Cry out and Say, help for God Sake help, Whereupon

              this Dept Sayth that he went to the doore and open'd it, and

              when he Came in, he did See the Said Ncvill and the Said

              Susan upon the bed together, whereupon the Dept Sayth, that

              he did Speake to them, to Come off the bed for Shame Where-

              upon the Said Nevill and the Said Susan did Come from off the

              bed, and walked up and Down the house together, but Shortly

              after the Said Nevill did through the Said Susan upon the bed

              againe, who Cryed out And George Reed and his wife being

              Coming Home they did Come from the bed, and the Said

              Susan desired this Deponent not to Speake ol it to his Dame

              for feare She Should be beaten, And at another time this

              Deponent Sayth that Shortly after upon a Sabboth day in the