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syred M^r Wicks to lett the seruant remaine w^th him a fortnight or
three weekes in regard the sayd Owens had a lame fellow, in his
howse, & had nobody to looke after him, Whereuppon the s^d Wicks
did condescend unto M^r Owens desyre, conditionatly th^t the s^d Owens
should deliuer the seruant unto the s^d Wicks sownd & in perfect
health, Whereuppon the s^d Owens made some scruple of it att the
first, & went & f etcht out the seruants cloathing, & would deliuer her
p^esently. And M^r Wicks replyed, th^t if hee would deliuer her he
would carry her away w^th him, The s^d Owens being loath to lett her
goe att th^t time, did agree to deliuer the seruant sownd & in p^efect
health, unto the s^d Wicks, & further sayth not.
The N B signe of
Testis W^m Leeds Cler. Nicholas Bradaway.

Will^m Leedes being sworne in Court doth affirme the same w^th
Nicholas Bradaway only th^t he cannot remember the s^d Owens
pretence of his lame man, & further sayth not
W^m Leedes Cler.

The Deposⁿ of Elizabeth Louely aged 40 yeares or thereabouts
Sworne & examined this 9^th Aprill 1659 Sayth, That Anne Gould
a woman seruant came unto this Depon^ts howse about three yeares
last past; w^ch was p^esently after M^r Wicks had brought her home to
his owne howse, W^ch seruant, as he related had had bought of M^r
Owens. And the s^d seruant complayned to this Depon^t that shee was
uery ill, & not able to goe, & desyred this Depon^t to looke uppon her
soares, & ts tell her what it was, & this Depon^t did looke uppon her
soares, but could not resolue her what it was, But aduised her to gett
Thomas Ward this Depon^ts then husband to looke uppon them, &
hee could resolue her, And the s^d seruant did persuade this Depon^ts
husband to looke uppon her scares who came & told this Depon^t th^t
shee had gott the biggest pox, th^t could bee gott for money, & the s^d
seruant did curse the s^d Owens, & sayd hee had undone her, ffor shee
was well & in p^cfect health before shee came to him. And this
Depon^t & Anne Hinson did p^eswade the fores^d Thomas Ward, this
Depon^ts then husband to administer something out of pitty to her,
th^t might giue her some ease or moderate the payne shee endured
untill her master Cap^t Wicks returned from the Manathos, w^ch hee
did. And when the s^d Wicks came home & understood of her disease ;
hee used all lawfull wayes & meanes to gett her cured, by applying
himselfe to Cap^t ffuller, & this Depon^ts then husband who did under-
take to use their best skill & endeauo" for her cure, And this Depon^t
doth further depose, th^t during the time th^t the s^d Seruant lyued w^th

Liber
P. C. R.

the s^d Wicks, w^ch was to this Depon^ts best remembrance about six or
seauen months, during w^ch time the s^d seruant was in a uery loath-
some, stinking; & perishing condicon, & was uery offensiue loath-
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