274 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1659.

Liber
P. C. R.

some & dangerous unto all the s^d Wicks ffamily & might haue proued
uery contagious unto their health, the disease not being knowne unto
the s^d Wicks or any of his family, Seeing shee had the ordering &
dressing of all their prouision, & washing their linnen, & further
deposeth not
The mrk of
Jurat Coram me Thomas Bradnox Elizabeth + Loueley

The Deposⁿ of Nicholas Bradaway aged 28 yeares or thereabouts
Sworne & Examined this 9^th Aprill 1659.
Sayth, That about Three yeare last past this Depon^t then lyuing
in the howse of Cap^t Wicks, & had the charge of the s^d Wicks his
seruants, That Anne Gould a woman seruant th^t the s^d Wicks bought
of M^r Richard Owens, the uery next day after the s^d Wicks brought
her home from the s^d Owens, unto his owne dwelling howse, the
sayd seruant complayned unto this Depon^t & sayd that shee had a
great paine in her shoulder, th^t shee could not lift her arme unto her
head, And from that time untill shee dyed, shee euery day was
worse and worse, & was uery loathsome w^th the disease th^t shee
had. This Depon^t applying himselfe unto Cap^t ffuller & M^r Thomas
Ward, did acquaynt them w^th her Condicon, the fores^d Cap^t ffuller &
M^r Ward affirmed unto this Depon^t, th^t shee had the pox. And
further this Exam^d deposeth th^t the fores^d Wicks did use all law full
waves & meanes to seeke for cure for her, all the time th^t shee lined,
w^ch was about six or seauen months, all w^ch time the s^d seruant was a
uery loathsome creature by her disease; & was by reason of the
loathsome smells & sents th^t continually came from her, was uery of-
fensive & dangerous unto all the family: being the s^d seruant did
dresse all o^r prouisions, & washed o^r linnen. The disease afores^d
being uery loathsome, broke out uppon her, & this Depon^t, & the rest
of the family being ignorant what it was, untill wee were informed
what the disease was, by Cap^t ffuller & M^r Thomas Ward, & further
deposeth not
Nichol NB Bradaway
Jurat Coram me Thomas Bradnox. his signe

The Petⁿ & Depos^ns produced by the plf being read, M^r Edward
Lloyd in behalfe of the deft sayth, That hee was bownd for the
defts appearance, att this Court. Yett not hauing any Ire of At-
torney at p^ent by him; Offereth to produce a grall Ire of Attorney att
the next Prouinciall Court, signed by the deft, constituting him the
s^d M^r Lloyd his Attorney to all intents & purposes w^th in this prou-
ince. And ffurther the s^d M^r Lloyd offereth & declareth to the

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Board, th^t hee is content & will pay the Costs & charges of this cause
himselfe, in case the deft shall not allow or stand to the determinaon
& iudgm^t of this p^ent Court.
To w^ch offer the plf willingly consenteth.