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       frenchman would go he would go with him and did Speake to Liber B.

       mr Ewen's his man ffrancis, and did ask him if he would go No. 3.

       with them, and told him that the Sd Chissick mr Thomas his

       man and the Said Tony mr Chaplin's man was intended to go

       to the Sweades, but the Sd Francis gave me this Examined no

       Answer. And this Examined farther Saith, that they did

       intend to gett what Gunns powder and Shott they Could to

       Carry with them, and that they did intend to gett mr Osbournes

       boat. And farther this Examined doth Confess, that he hath

       formerly wished that a knife were in his Masters heart, Nine

       Inches Deep, And that he Said he *ould never do his master

       faith full Service So Long as he lived with him

                            Signum

                       Stephen x Chaplin

       The Examinaco of William Tony

         The Examination of William Tony in open Court Saith that

       he was intended to runn away, and that mr Thomas his man

       Robert Chissick did intend to run away also, and one Chaplin,

       and one Francis mr Ewens his man and that they were

       intended to gett what Gunns powder & Shott they Could,

       and to take mr Osbournes boat, and that the Said Chissick did

       advise this Examinat to Speake to two Servants at mr Bellchers

       to See if they would go with them, and that he was at mr

       Bellchers to that purpose but Could not Speake with them,

                                       William Tony

       The Examinacon of John Beall

         The Examination of John Beall in open Court Saith, That

       William Tony did Speake to this Examt and did ask him if he

       were minded to go away againe this Examined Saith that he

       told him, no, the Said Tony replyed and told this Examined,

       that he and Robert mr Thomas his man (and that he had

       Spoken to mr Ewen's man Francis) wch were all minded to go

       away as the Sd Francis Said, upon which this Examined

       replyed, tht he would not go wthout mr Carys frenchman would

       go, because there was nobody of them that was to go, that

       Could tell how to do any thing in a boat, And that Stephen P. 290

       Chaplin told this Examined that they were to take mr Os

       bournes boat,                 Signum

                                 Iohn x Beall

         Whereas it appeares to this Court by the aforesaid Exami-

       nations of the above mentioned parties, that there was a Con-

       spiracie amongst the Said Examins to run away and to Steale

       and Carry with them Gunns powder Shott and Provision and

       mu Osbourns boat, And whereas it appears to this Court that