Provincial Court Proceedings, 1659. 337

the Oathes of James Shacklady & Thomas Hobson, It is Ordered
by the Court th^t the deft remaine in the Custody of the Sheriffe untill
hee giue in good Security to appeare att the next Prouinciall Court
there to answere unto a penall Statute prouided in th^t behalfe agst the
taking away of Orphans from their Guardians.
James Shacklady aged 21 yeares or thereabouts sworne & exam-
ined the 11^th of July 1659, Sayth, That hee did take a Desk of Henry
Mitchell in the Portch, w^ch hee did giue him, & carryed the same
Desk downe to the Landing, att the time when they went away, That
Henry Mitchell did take Grace Molden by the hand, & lead her downe
to the Landing, & putt her into the Boate. And further the s^d Depon^t
Sayth That uppon ffriday att night the first of July, Henry Mitchell
would then haue carryed Grace away & shee would not, & further
Sayth not.
Jurat Cora^m Sampson Waring.

Thomas Hobson aged 26 yeares, sworne & Examined Eod. die. ut
Supra Sayth, That hee did not know any thing of the busines be-
tweene Henry Mitchell & Grace Molden, But sitting in the Porch w^th
the s^d Grace, & Anne Napken, in the meane time Henry Mitchell &
John Barramore did come to them, And when they went away hee
this Depon^t went downe to the Landing w^th them, And att the Land-
ing Henry Mitchell did take Grace Molden in his armes & putt her
into the Boate, & further sayth not.
Jurat Cora Sampson Waring.

Anne Napken aged 25 yeares or thereabouts, sworne & Examined
Eod die. Sayth, That shee went downe to the Landing w^th Henry
Mitchel & Grace Molden, That shee did know before, there was loue
betweene them. But Henry Mitchell allwayes told this Depon^t, that
hee would not marry Grace Molden, untill such time as her mother
did come into the Country, That the s^d Grace was resolued to marry
w^th the s^d Henry whither shee had her ffathers good will in it, yea
or noe. That shee this Depon^t carryed her Box for her out of the
Buttery into the Porch, That Henry Mitchell did speake to John
Barramore to take the Box w^th him downe to the Landing & to the
best of her knowledge the s^d Barramore did take the same box downe
to That Henry Mitchell did take Grace Molden downe
from the .... & putt her into the Boate: & caused her Cloathes to be
carryed [to the] Landing w^th them, & further sayth not.
Jurat

Liber
P. C. R.

George Jaques aged 37 yeares or thereabouts sworne & Examined
Eod. die Sayth, That uppon the first of July 9 or 10 a clock att night
Henry Mitchel informed this Depon^t, that there was loue betweene
Grace Molden & him the s^d Henry. That hee did tell this Depon^t th^t

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