536Court and Testamentary Business, 1657.

             B. Richard Furbear aged fortie yeares or thereabout Sworne

              and Examined Sayeth that he this Depont was a Liver in the

              house with John Dandy and one of those who Viewed the

              Corps of Henry Gouge Servants to the Said John Dandy, and

              that he this Depont did See no other markes about the Corps

              of the Said Gouge but Some few blowes, which did Seem to

              have been given with a Small Switch, and one Scar or old

              Soar in his head ; which Scar it is reported that the Said

              Gouge had given him by his master about may last with an

              Axe And that the Corps after it was upon dry land did bleed

              a fresh, at the Said Scar in his head and at the nose, Farther

              this Deponent Sayth that the Sd Corps was Little Swelled, but

              Very black about the face and that it was Suddenly after that

              the Said Dandy had handled the Said Servant; that the Said

              Corps bled as aforesaid, And farther this Deponent Saith not

              This Deposition taken the 6 of Richard ifurbar

              August 1657 before us, and Sworne to in open Court

                Richard Preston

               Will: Ewens

                Sarah Midleton Servant to John Dandy, aged twentie one

              yeares or thereabout Sworne and Examined in open Court

              Sayeth, That one Darbey Canneday fellow Servant with this

              Deponent (that very day in which Henry Gouge was first

              missing) did call upon this Deponent and bid her hearken,

              Saying that he heard Dandy beating the Said Henry Gouge,

              and him the Said Gouge Crying out O Lord! O Lord!

              Whereupon this Deponent Listning did hear a Voice likewise

              Crying 0 Lord! 0 Lord! which Voice did Seem to this

              Deponent to be at or near the Same place or Cole kill where

              the Said Gouge was at work, but this Deponent Sayth that

              She did not give much heed to the Voice, being that the Sd

              Gouge was wont to Cry out often in Like manner And farther

              this Deponent Saith, That the Said Dandy did Send a Little

          p. 321     boy about Seven yeares of age to looke after the Said Gouge

              that Very night the Said Gouge was missing But this Depo-

              nent believeth that the Said Boy went to play and did neglect

              the looking after the Said Gouge And farther this Depont

              Saith not                        Signum

                                           Sarah 0 Midleton

                John Harwood aged Thirtie yeares or thereabouts Sworne

              and Examined Saith, That he this Deponent living in the house

              with John Dandy, did not hear the Said Dandy make any

              Enquiry after his Servant Henry Gouge that Night that the

              Said Servant was missing, which was about a month Since,

              and farther this Deponent Saith that he this Deponent was one