Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 259

Elizabeth Kersleys relation of her usage by some Indians
unknown to her the said Elizabeth who was going from her
father in Charles Carters house to William Watsons with her
Child in her Arms, the house being half a Mile distant about
midway betwixt the said Charles Carters and said Watsons,
the above Indians Starting out of the Lapp of a fallen Tree
where they lay hid rushed upon her, tore her Child out of her
Arms, gave her three knocks upon the head flead the Skin of
her head gave her eight wounds in her body Stript her naked
and left her for Dead, this Relation was given to me by the
above named Elizabeth on Wednesday being the 27th of
April 1692 John Addison.

There was found by Captain Richard Brightwell and his
Men a Mare Belonging to Richard Thompson with an Indian
Arrow Shot into her heart and dead near Charles Carters
house about three days after the date above which is Supposed
lo be done by the said Indians.
There was a Stick painted with Severall Men and Women
upon it and another like an Indian Arrow Stuck in the Path
near where this thing was Acted upon the above Elizabeth
Kersley.
Coll Blackistone declares that much about the time the
above Mischief was done there was seen upon Clements Island
a Choptico Indian named Tom; with Bow and arrows and in
a Day or two after a young Mare of the said Blackistons was
found there shott with an Arrow into the Kidneys whereupon
he sent to the King of Chaptico and acquainted him with what
was done, and plainly charged the said Indian Tom with the
fact which was so home and so many pregnant Circumstances
relating thereunto in a manner proving the same the Indian
himself did not well know how to withstand it but after some
Pausing the King and his great Men together with the said
Indian himself promised to make Satisfaction, But neither the
said Indian nor any other of them ever yet came to make
Good the Same, and Soon after that the said Blackiston had
another Mare killed, also some Sheep killed with Arrows and
some taken away to the number of Seven or Eight in all, Coll
Blackiston produced a paper Containing the Information of
one Jeoffrey Lile a Mallota as follows Viz^t

U. H. J.

The Deposition of Jeoffrey the Mallota 1 May 1692.
That on Friday last about 3 or 4 a Clock in the afternoon
as (I was weeding of Corn) I heard a Gun go off on the South
Side of the Island upon which I saw the Cattle running to and
fro, I went to see what might the Occasion be, and coming

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