Provincial Court Proceedings, 1657-8. 15

Deponent Sayth that he hath heard the Said Norton Say, that his
wife did go about to take away his Life. And farther this Deponent
Saith not.
Signum
William W Dorrington

Deposit de Iane Palldin
Griffin George Sworne Sayth that he this Deponent was a Liver in
Iohn Nortons house, And much about the time that Iane Palldin

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quickned Elizabeth Norton told me this Deponent that She was
undone, I this Depon^t demanded of her how She was undone, She
the Said Elizabeth answered, this damned Iade is with Child, I this
Deponent replyed; that if She and her husband were Innocent in it
they need not to take Care; Elizabeth Norton farther Said to me this
Deponent, Man, I am undone, And proceeding into farther discourse
about the busieness the Said Elizabeth Said, Suppose She Should lay
it to you, if She doeth Said I this Deponent, to God and her own
Conscience be it, but I hope God will give her more Grace, and that
She will lay it to the Right father, within a Small time after I this
Deponent after they had done milking, Came to the Said Palldin
when She was washing her milk Vessells, and Demanded of her
which way She went to work to gett this Child, She answered the
old man that gott it Sayeth, I Shall not Suffer in it, for he will beare
me harmless, on another time, the S^d Palldin told me this Deponent
(in answer to Some questions which I asked of her) that She never
lay with any man but Goodman Norton, and that he knoweth well
Enough, on another time this Deponent went over to William Bram-
malles, and the S^d Brammall did begin to discourse about murther ;
and Said to me this Deponent, that for ought he the S^d Brammall did
know, I mought be accessary to murther. I this Deponent made
answer, that there was a Cursed Living where I was but for my part
I Said I wou'd Endeavour to make all things as quiett as I could,
Truely Sayth the Said Brammall if I hear the like busieness againe,
which the old woman Goodwife Norton hath related, I will goe to
m^r Preston and make him acquainted with it, for as for any thing I
know the old woman goeth in danger of her Life, and that it was
very necessary they Should be parted, At another time William Dor-
rington was at Iohn Norton's house, and being discourseing of her
and Norton, the Said Dorrington Said unto his maid Iane, have a
Care and wrong no man, the Said Iane replyed God wrong me if I

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wrong him, ffarther this Deponent Sayth that after the Said Palldin
had made her Confession in Court m^r Dorrington brought her home,
and Iohn Norton's wife began to raile at her, and the Said Palldin
went away to the old house, where Iohn Norton was at beating and
Iohn Norton Came running in where m^r Dorrington and I this
Deponent, and bess Norton were, and drew his knife, and Called his

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