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when M^r Sharpe came againe, & saw th^t another had it in hand, hee
was uery much troubled, & went to M^r Parkers, & hee & M^r Parkers
both coming to our howse, & being in discourse, the s^d Sharpe did
promise to make a cure of it, in a month or thereabouts, or he would
haue nothing for his labo^r, if hee would goe to his howse w^th him,
Now the Patient was there from May till ffebruary or thereabouts, &
this Depon^t fetched him away & comming out of the howse hee
heard M^r Sharpe say, th^t hee would gett him Oyles to anoynt his
wound w^th all, & when the Spring came hee would prouide him
Baths, to bath the same w^th, whereby hee might be fully cured, &
further sayth not.
Sara Benson aged 28 yeares or thereabouts sayth That about May
was fowre yeares, Adam Stauely lyuing in the howse w^th this Depon^t,
being hurt w^th a limme of a Tree did send for M^r Sharpe: who came
three or fowre times & dressed his wound, & then the s^d Sharpe came
no more for eight or nine dayes after; but left meanes wherew^th this
Depon^t did seuerall time dresse the s^d Staueleys legge. But for want
of searching it did suffer much. In the meane time the ship com-
ming downe, the s^d Staueley desyred this Depon⁴⁸ husband, to goe &
fetch the Surgeon thereof ashoare, who came & dressed him twice, &
then left this Depon^t meanes for to dresse him, Allso a note of direc-
tions how to use them, & how to make a bath, to bath it w^th, Saying
th^t hee did not doubt but to cure it, And att nine dayes end M^r Sharpe

returning, & finding this Depon^t bathing the wound, waa ucry angry,

th^t hee had gott another Chyrurgeon. This Depon^t answered th^t shee
did nothing but according to direction of the surgeon of the ship,
Whereuppon M^r Sharpe went away uery much displeased, And this
Depon^t further sayth th^t shee did heare M^rs Parker say, th^t if her
husband would giue her leaue, shee did not doubt but shee could
cure it, & allso th^t shee heard M^r Parker say, That M^r Sharp told him,
that if hee did not cure it, hee would haue nothing for his paynes.

Will^m Kent maketh oath, That about fiue yeares since, hee this
Depon^t together w^th Stephen Benson, being att the howse of M^r
Peter Sharpe, to fetch away Adam Staueley he the s^d Peter Sharpe
sayd, Yo^u may stay if yo^u please, If yo^u will not I will gett yo^u some
Oyles for yo^r knee, when ships come in, & when the Spring come on,
I will [give] yo^u some baths allso therfore, or words to th^t effect.
John Buridge sayth uppon oath, That being att the howse of M^r

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Peter Sharpe when Adam Staueley lay dangerously lame of his leg,
Cap^t Will^m ffuller came thither, & the s^d Staueley desyred him to see
his leg: & opening the same, the s^d Cap^t ffuller sayd, That the meanes
were not good nor safe, th^t had bene applyed to it, & w^th all he pre-
scribed unto M^r Sharpe, what meanes hee should use, if euer he
intended to make him a sownd man: & th^t hee knew of noe other
meanes, soe safe for the cure, as th^t w^ch he prescribed or words to
th^t purpose.

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