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        She this Deponent that Same day in which Henry Gouge was Liber B.

        first missing did hear her husband the Said John Dandy Say

        that he had Sent the Said Gouge to the Cole kill to draw out

        Some Coles for him the Said Dandy to go to worke; farther

        Saying to this Depont that he the Said Dandy would go clown

        to the Said Harry Gouge to See what the Said Harry was a

        doing, and thereupon Departed from this Deponent, and went

        that wayward Farther this Deponent Sayth, that She this Depo-

        nent near upon half an hour after went to look for her husband

        the Said Dandy, and going towards the kill, did about half

        way thither, meet with the Said Dandy Scratching his head,

        and he the Said Dandy told this Deponent that the Said

        Gouge was ran away againe, and had not drawn half a peck

        of Coales, Whereupon this Deponent made reply to the Said

        Dandy, hang him rogue lett him goe, he will Come againe at

        night or morning, when he is hungry and I Shall find him,

        Farther this Deponent Sayth that her husband the Said John

        Dandy did often at Severall times, before the Death of the

        Said Gouge tell this Depont that his mind Gave him that he

        Should be hanged for the Said Gouge one time or other,

        Whereupon this Deponent replyed to the Said Dandy her

        husband, that if he did think Soe, She this Deponent desired,

        he would either Sell or give away the Said Gouge, Farther

        this Deponent Sayeth, that the Said Gouge had one old Soar

        in his head, which bled a fresh; and that, that was the Same

        Soare which this Depont did hear both the Said Gouge Say

        that his mastei- had given him, and him the Said Dandy Con-

        fess the Same, that he had given him it in June last, and that

        She this Depont did take out two Little pieces of the Scull,

        when the Said Gouge first received the Said Soare, and that

        She this Deponent did desire the Said Dandy her husband to

        look after the Same, but the Said Dandy being much angred

        with me this Deponent bid me to diress it, Farther this Depo-

        nent Sayth, that in her Conscience She doth Verily believe p. 325

        that the Said Gouge never did drownd himself

                                        Signum

                                       Ann + Dandy

         Anthony Webe aged fiftie three years or thereabouts Sworne

        and Examined the 8th of August 1657. Sayth That he this De-

        ponent was one of those who viewed the Corps of Henry

        Gouge Servant to John Dandy after it was taken up out of

        the water, and that he this Depont found the Corps, with the

        print of Some blows upon the Shoulders which made the

        Corps black and blew about the Shoulders and one old Soare

        upon his head, which Scai-r did bleed a fresh when the Said

        Dandy with the rest did help to turne the Corps, and that the