16 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1657-8.

Lib. B. No. 3

wife Damned whore, and Sayed I thought you were my Bosom
friend, and have you betrayed me? Gods wounds I will run my
knife through you. And had it not been for m^r Dorrington, and me
this Deponent, I know not what he mought have done to her At
another time this Deponent Sayeth, that there was a bitter falling
out in the house, and that the wench Palldin had a knife in her hand,
and Struck at Goodman Norton, and Sayed, now you have undon
me, I cannot be quiett for you, The Said Iohn Norton went to take
the knife out of her hand, and therewith Cutt his own hand. And
farther this Deponent Saith not. Signum
Griffin M George

Mary Hebborne Sworne and Examined in open Court Sayeth,
that Iane Palldin, about the time She was first known to be with
Child, Came to her Mistress m^rs Dorrington's house, and Satt down,
and m^rs Dorrington asked her how She did, the Said Palldin desired
her mistriss to be Contented, and Said She would Endeavo^r to do
her own work. Then m^rs Dorrington asked her the S^d Palldin who
was the father of the Child, the Said Iane answered She did not
know, m^rs Dorrington asked her whether She was So Impudent a
whore that She did not know the father of it, She the Said Palldin
farther replyed and Sayed, if you will believe me, and that I were to
be wracked to death, I know not the father of it, The Said Palldin
being farther urged by one Iohn Buckstone to tell who was the
ffather, of the Child She the Said Palldin Said, that upon one
Sabboth day in the morning, a Strange man Came in to Iohn
Norton's house to pipe it, and he gott her with Child. This De-

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ponent Standing by made answer this Cannot be that you would lye
with a Stranger, and desired her the Said Iane to tell the truth,
whereupon the Said Palldin Sayed that if She Should tell the truth,
She had better never goe home, m^rs Dorrington replyed and asked
her, whom She Should be afraid of, and bid her Speake the truth
and wrong no man, She the Said Palldin then made reply that it was
Iohn Nortons Child, and nobodyes but his and that She never did
know any ones body Since She Came into the Countrey but only
his, Thereupon m^rs Dorrington Said Come Iane, let us go to the
Court, and deliver your Self there, and brought her down to the
Court, ffarther this Deponent Sayth that on a Certaine time, when
the Said Palldin was first quick, the Said Palldin took an Occasion
to tell this Deponent, that She heard that I the Said Deponent was
to be Sold to Goodman Goulson, and farther Sayed that there were
two Batchellors would have freed her the Said Palldin, but Iohn
Norton loved her So Dearly, that he would not part with her; and
for any man that Should buy her the Said Palldin before her time
were Expired, that the Said Norton would be the death of him, and
that the Said Norton did Say, that perchance before the Said
Palldin's time were Expired his wife mought dye; and that he the