462 Assembly Proceedings, May 15-25, 1705.

Original
Journal.

Col Hamond Advised he should Come in & submitt himself
to his Ex^ncy The said Clark had very Good Cloths on
A Coate he said he had from Edw^d Mariartee & a good
Suite from Topp to Toe at Maj^r Greenberrys & some neates
Tongues and Cheese he had of Maj^r Greenberrys wife he
was mounted on a Black horse with a Bald Face long Dock
and 2 white feet belonging to Edward Meriartee. His wife
brought him two Pistols she not long before bought of James
Lewis.
After Richard Clarke fitted his Pistolls & Saddle upon
Dan^ll Meriartees brown bay horse which he Changed for
Edward Meriartees horse They went in the house upon
which Neale seemed to be Angry at him upon which Richard
went out and they had many Cross words. While they were
in the house Rich^d Clark ask the Deponent and Neale Clarke
to go with him and Assist him over Potomack River which
they Refused all that Day at night Richard Clarke and his
wife lay on some Straw in an out house belonging to Neale
and the next Day about Twelve of the Clock Clark urged
that he was afraid he should be hanged if he did not make
his Escape prevailed upon the Depon^t & his Brother Neale
to promise and go with and Assist him over Potomack

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Accordingly they sett forward and Clark Bad them say if any
should ask who he was to say his name was Robert Green-
berry — they Came upon M^r Roziers negro Quarter the
Depon^t and Neale Clark Called for a lodging Richard Clark
keeping out of Sight in the Woods they went into the house
after a while Richard Clark Came into the house but tooke
no Notice of his Brother & Depon^t as if he knew them the
Negroes gave them their supper all Three Eat together.
Afterwards went away and Lay in the woods the Negroes
being afraid to entertain them but promised them the Canoe
the next day — then the Negroes endeavoured to secure them.
But Fletchill letting them go they went to Neale Clarks that
night after they had been there an hour Richard Clarke
Came to the pailes brought his Pistolls & his Sword & told
them he had a great Combustion with the Negroes who had
shott his horse but he had escaped
The Next Day he saw him again in the Woods under a
great Tree and he told him he did not know what to do he
feared he should be killed the Depon^t then Departed with him
and has never seen him since but believes he is not quite gone
out but Lurking about.
Came Charles Steevens Servant to D^r Rob^t Hooper accord-
ing to a Sumons Served on him and being Sworn on the holy
Evangelist to Declare the Truth of his Knowledge in Relation
to Richard Clark or his Abettors Deposes That some time in