338 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1659.

Liber
P. C. R.

hee heard, that the Seruants in the howse were agst it, whereuppon
this Depon^t councelled him, not to take her away priuately, in not ac-
quaynted his master w^t" it; But first acquaint his s^d master, & hauing
his good will, hee did not know any of the seruants would bee agst it.
Vppon th^t the s^d Henry did take him this Depon^t by the hand, promis-
ing him That as hee hoped to bee saued hee would not take her away,
w^th out first acquaynting this Depon^ts master w^th it, & had his good
will in it. And when the s^d Henry Mitchel did take away the s^d
Grace Molden, or att what time of the night; or how her apparell, &
lynnen; her Box & her desk; and other things shee tooke w^th her
were conueyed out of the howse this Depon^t knew not of, And
further Sayth not.
Jurat Cora^m Sampson Waring

Will^m Ireland aged 25 yeares or thereabouts sworne & Examined
Eod. die Sayth, That hee did know there was loue betweene Henry
Mitchell & Grace Molden, That he this Depon^t did speake to the s^d
Grace of it, But shee denyed it, That Henry Mitchell acquainted him
w^t it, & told him th^t hee heard the Seruants of the howse were
agst it. And this Depon^t desyred the s^d Henry to tell him, w^ch
Seruants those were: But the s^d Henry refused to tell him, & further
sayth not.
Jurat Cora^m Sampson Waring.

Was called afore the Board Grace the now Wife of Henry Mitchel
& Examined. And the s^d Grace confidently declared, th^t Henry
Mitchel did not Steale her away (as the Court is informed) But
rather more willingly shee went away w^th him; then hee did w^th her :
for that shee was before th^t time resolued to marry him, bearing loue
& affection to him, And it not appearing by any of the Depos^ts
shewen in Court, that the Deft did steale away his now Wife (Grace
Molden) And the plf not able to make further proofe thereof, The
Deft craues an nonsuite w^ch was graunted him.
The Court adiorned by the Gouerno^r till to morrow att .... after-
noone.

To the hon^ble the Gouerno^r & Councell &c :

p. 310
Hammond
v. Dodson

The humble Petⁿ of Anne Hammond Sheweth, Whereas yo^r Pef
did att the last Prouinciall Court held for this Prouince Recouer an
Order for Attatchm^t agst a seruant of Jaruise Dodson. And whereas
it was then Ordered th^t if the s^d Dodson did not appeare att this
Court, That yo^r Pet^r should be possessed of the s^d Seruant
Yo^r Pet^r therefore humbly craueth Order for the s^d Seruant, &
Satisfaction for his last yeares worke, &c :