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this Depon^t if he could Shoe their Horses He answered No
then they asked him if he could give them a pipe of Tob^o he
replyed Yes and as he was Cutting some tob: on a Table for
them there came riding up to the door Robert Buchanan High
Sherriff of Lancaster and his Deputy Who tyed their Horses
and came into the House Upon which one of the Sherriff 's
Men took an Ax that was in the House and went to the Oven
where was two Poles which was Used to Stir the Fire with &
cutt them in four pieces Which he brought to the House And
after Each had taken one of those Sticks the high Sherr says.
Jacob I have got a Writt for you. A Writt for me says this
Depon^t from Who? The Sherriff says from Postleright, from
Postleright says this Depon^t Why what I owed him is paid
The Sherriff replying if it was paid It would be better for Him
may be, but no matter he should go with him to Prison &
immediately the Sherriff took hold of this Depon^t and En-
deavoured to hawle and Endeavoured to pull him out of his
House but this Depon^t making some resistance by taking hold
of Anything to hold by untill the Sherr tore his Wastcoat all
from his Back then the Sherriff began to beat him with his
Stick upon which this Depon^ts wife got out of bed and desired
to know for what they beat her Husband so And taking hold
of her Husbands Arm to Endeavor to pull him from the Sherr.
The Sherriff fell to whiping her then, this Depon^ts Wife &
after laying her on about 20 Lashes she having nothing on but
Shift & Pettycoat this Depon' begged he would not whip her
anymore and he would get him another Wast coat And put on
and would go with them and when he got out of his House he
reasoned a little with the Sherriff & told him he did not belong
to Lancaster but that he did belong to Maryland, & why did
not M^r Postleright apply to the Laws of Maryland for he did
believe the Laws of Maryland were as good Laws as Pensil-
vania Laws. At which they damned him and bade him Come
along and fell to beating him again with their Sticks and bade
him gett up behind the Sherr. But this Depon^t refusing said if
he must go to Prison he would Walk & not ride for which
they every now and then give him a Lick bidding him get up
then behind the Sheriff then this Depon^t desired they would
take Security for his Appearance at Court. But the Sherriff
would not but after they had gone about a Mile & half on the
main Road they came to Peter Cartner a Dutch Smith then
they told this Depon^t if his Countryman Peter would be his
Security they would take him Upon which they all went into
the House and sent for Peter Cartner when he came The
Depon^t (says) he told his Countryman Peter in Dutch not to
be his Security for that they could not use him worse than they
had Upon which Peter Cartner told the Sherr. he would not

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