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other Company went to the House of one Willy a person for
whom the said Outten had process and the Constable a War-
rant, that after some time this Deponent left the House to
which he went and went to the aforesaid Willys House
where he found the aforesaid Outten who told this Deponent
that Willey was taken but that he had got up in the Loft
of his House and Would not surrender himself to be Taken
away where this Deponent when he went into the House
saw the said Willy in the said Loft having in his hands a
Large pole or Club to Defend and prevent himself from being
Taken away that after sundry fruitless Attempts by the said
Outten to get into the Loft where the said Willey was the
said Outten signified to this Deponent to walk out with him
which he did when the said Outten requested this Deponent
to Advise him what would be most prudent and Adviseable to
be done upon which this Deponent thinking it dangerous to
persist and being apprehensive that murder would Insue
from a Continuance of endeavours to Take Willey Advised it
most prudent to desist and make offers to have matters
settled by the Justices of Sussex and Worcester Counties
which the said Outten agreed to and upon its being men-
tioned to the said Willy was also agreed to by him upon
Which this Deponent Outten and the rest were going off
without any further to do but as they Came out of the Doore
of the House one John Sharpe and one Pennington Welch
who had just Come up Sharpe with a Hickory Stick and
Welch with an Iron rod or Spear in their hands met them
when Sharp called out what the Devil is here to pav upon

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which the Deponent Desired him to be peaceable for all
Matters were settled but Sharpe still making a great to do
says where is the Dam'd Eternal Sheriff Ill Cleave him to
the Earth or words to that effect Outten than Just Stopping
out of the Doore who having a Cutlass in his hand being one
that had been taken from the afs^d Mullinux, they met and
after Some Strokes had passed the said Outten cut Sharpes
Stick in two and Soon after gave him wounds on the Right
Shoulder and the Left Shoulder Blade that during the Time
of Outten and Sharps engagement the afs^d Welch made a
Blow at the afs^d Outten which fell on the Left Shoulder of
the aforesaid Outten, with such force that the Rod Bent and
fell out of Welches hand when both he and Sharpe Made off
when one William Connaway then present took up the Rod
and Run after Welch and as this Deponent thought would
have beat him to the Earth had he not called out to him not
to Strike that this Deponent than being on his Horse the
said Outten and sundry others of his Company went round a
Small House to their Horses in order to ride away when

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