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       of those, who the day following did View the Said. Corps after Liber B.

       it was brought upon the Shore and that he this Depont did No. 3.

       See no other Signes but the Signe of Some Small Slashes,

       which Caused the flesh to be black and blew, and one old Soar

       upon his head which was reported that the Sd Dandy had given

       the Said Servant, about three months before with an Axe,

       which Soare did bleed a fresh, And farther this Deponent

       Saith that the Said Henry Gouge did bleed at the Nose, and

       that he was black in the face and Very Little Swelled, And

       farther this Deponent Sayth not

                            Signum

                       John H I Harwood

         Mr John Jarbo thirtie Eight yeares or thereabout upon farther

       Examination concerning the Servant of John Dandy deceased

       Sworne Saith that he this Depont was one of the Neighbours

       who viewed the Corps of the Said Servant Henry Gouge, and

       that when he this Depont came to the Corps after it was

       brought upon the Shoare did See Some Small markes or

       Signe of blowes upon the Said Servants back the which to this

       Deponents Iudgment did appeare to have been given with a

       Small Switch, and not newly and that the Sevant aforesaid

       did bleed a fresh at the nose and head before that Dandy

       touched the Corps and that the Said Servant was but Little

       Swelci but very black in the face, and that the Said Servant

       had an old Soare on his head which bled a fresh the which

       Soare was reported to have been given the Said Servant from

       the Said Dandy with an Axe about three months before, and

       farther this Depont Saith not

       These Depositions taken the 6t of  John Jarbo

       August 1657 before us

         Richard Preston

         Will:   Ewens

         Darbey Canneday Servant to John Dandy aged fourteen

       yeares or thereabouts Sworne and Examined in open Court

       Sayeth, that the very Same day in which Henry Gouge was

       first missing did See his master go towards the place where

       the Said Gouge was at worke, and near about a quarter of an

       hour after, he this Depont Saith that he doth Confidently

       believe, that he did hear the Said Gouge Crye out, O Lord!

       O Lord! near upon twenty times

         Whereupon this Deponent hearing the Said Cry Called

       upon Sarah Middleton fellow Servant with this Depont who

       was present to hearken, or Listen who replyed to this Depo-

       nent that She the Said Sarah did hear the like Cry And this

       Deponent farther Saith that he did Say to the Said Sarah there