Court and Testamentary Business, 1649-50. 73

Richard Browne sworne & examined in open Court [the
same] day Saith
That hee was witnes to the Agreem^t made the 19^th of
November [1649. And] that Thomas Warr tooke him this
depon^t for his Paymaster [for 350^l of] Tob: and Caske being
the consideracon for the worke in the A[greem^t mentioned]
and therevpon acknowledged the Receipt thereof in the said
Agre[em^t And that] vppon the making of the said Agreem^t
Thomas Warr finding fau[lt with M^r] Phillipp Land for the
time hee had formerly lost for want of T[imber desired] there
might bee noe further delay therein Wherevppon the said
[M^r Land] Replyed hee should not stay any longer for the
Timber And fur[ther saith] not.

The deposicon of Paul Simpson aged 60. yeares or thereabouts
Willm Bretton this 24^th of September 1650

This deponent saith that sometyme this last Sorrier comeing
to Raphe Beanes House with one M^r Budd, comeing
through the Plantacon, this M^r Budd questioned with at
worke in the said Beanes Plantacon (being a weeding) and
demanded what ( hee was and the like, Afterwards
they both comeing into the House, this man fo time after,
and the Mayde giving him to eate, hee would eate nothing but
a little and then goeing into the Loft, brought downe a
Tray of Corne, and shelled it flower, and iesting with the
Mayd hee tould her that hee was Madd in his head after
this Raph Beane called the Man bidding him to goe Mall some
Timber in the woods. And about two houres after Raph Beane
came in againe into the House, and toold this depon^t and M^r
Budd that his Man was fallen very sick, desiring them to goe
looke on him, saying that hee still sett the Wedges contrary
wise in the Timber and [complained] much of his Head.
Wherevpon comeing to the Man they found him gro[veling
on the] Timber and ratling in the Throate, and not knoweing
conveniently ho[w to carry him] off, they willed Raph Beane
to fetch a Chayre, w^ch hee did, and p[utting him there the]
man still remayned ratling in the throate and drabling at the
Mou[th, And as they] were carrying him to the House, the
said Man fetched a great groane, an[d dyed in the Chaire]
ffurther this depon^t saith being examined, that hee sawe noe
blood abo[ut him or any] blowe or harme or any outward
appearance occasioning his death, but [that hee verily]
believeth that hee dyed of some imposthume or appoplexey
And further hee [deposeth not] Paul Simpson
Jurat coram me Willo Bretton

According to the direccon of an Order of this Court of
the eight of Janu[ary last, The] Jurors formerly empannelled

Liber A.