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would have the Child Dead or alive then they hurt one of the
Children belonging to the House then One of his Girls took his
own Child and ran out of the Store Room into the Kitchen and
the Rioters all followed her and the People of the House Shut
the Door after them, and forewarned them from Coming in
again, then they broke open the Door and Came in by Force,
and then they began to beat the People of the House till some
of them was not able to go to the Justice, and Thomas Hynes
beat Margaret Wheat, the Mother of the Child and Swore he
would be the Death of her. And then Nathan Lynn took the
Child and ran out of the Doors with it, and then one of the
Women belonging to the House got the Child and ran out into
the field and Barnett Johnson and John Gerloh, ran after her
and beat her, and took the Child from her, and then they
came to the House of Ralph Matson where Evan Shelby was,
and the Constable took the Child and delivered to Capt Evan
Shelby, and he delivered it to William Hynes, and Thomas
Hynes, was heard say that he made the Dutch Bitches Blood
flye and Christian Matson asked Evan Shelby if the Girl had
not a Right to keep the Child if she Could get Security to keep
the Child off the Parish, and Evan Shelby made answer that
she Could get no Security, and refused Joseph Flint, and
Thomas Brooks, likewise Evan Shelby said if he ever Catched
Conrod Wheat in Maryland he would have him Cropped for
disobeying his Orders, and not delivering up the Child and
said if he had gone he would have burnt his House over his
Head likewise William Hynes, and Thomas Hynes gave Evan
Shelby a Bond of One hundred Pounds in behalf of his Lord-
ship to keep the Child off the Parish. Witnessed by Edmund
Moran and Thomas Polk.
Evidences present that saw the Riot
John Barkley Peter Steed
George Rush Henry Rush
P: S. When they came before Joseph Warford, in order to
have their Trial Evan Shelby demanded a Warrant of Joseph
Warford for the Girl's fine but Joseph Warford refused to
grant it, then Evan Shelby Writ one himself and Demanded
Joseph Warford to sign it, but, he refused Then Evan Shelby
sign'd it and she was Taken and Thomas Hynes gave his Note
to Evan Shelby for her fine.
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There was a sort of a Riot Committed by Thomas Hynes
and others against Conrod Wheat, his Family much abused
they was taken by a precept and brought before me and was
like to be bound over to Court, but to Serene themselves
Thomas Hynes gets the Girl on his Lap and was very Sweet, I
seeing that says to Hynes as you have Spoiled this Girl and
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