474 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661.

Liber
P. C. R.
Allanson v.
Brookes

To the Right hono^ble the Gouernor and Councell

The humble peticon of Thomas Allanson Humbly Sheweth That
yo^r peticoner being Overseer to the Right hono^ble the Governo^rs Ser-
vants at the Quarter and comeing one Sattirday in the afternoon to
the Create owse (as yo^r peticon^r was often accustomed) at yo^r
peticon^rs departure from thence homewards to the Quarter aboute
tenn a clock of the night yo^r peticon^r was assaulted by one William
Brookes whoe with a greate Cudgell which he had on That purpose
provided, in cold blood and in the darke did most inhumanely twice
knock downe yo^r pet^r giving him severall Cruell Blowes Yo^r pet^r
being unarmed and not able to make any defence other then calling
out for Rescue as yo^r pet^r can by sufficient testimonyes make appeare
Yo^r peticon^r humbly referring the p^emisses to yo^r hono^rs Con-
sideracon humbly craveth that the said Brookes may be Compelled
to make sattisfaccon to yo^r pet^r And yo^r pet^r shall pray &c.
Penelope Hall aged twenty three yeares or thereabouts Sworne
and Examined this 29^th of July 1661 Sayth That on or aboute the
last day of June betweene nine and tenn of the Clock at night pres-
ently after she came from milking she sawe M^r Calvert cutt an ould
Lymm of a Cherry tree fitt for his .... all the twiggs and made it
Knotty and as she was .... lawe M^r William Calvert .... he Cutt

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and shewed it M^r Brookes and M^r Brooks had another Stick in his
hand and p^esently afterwards the said Calvert layd downe his Stick
vnder the Punchins and then they went out together and talkt againe
and then M^r Calvert parted from the said Brookes and stood be-
tweene the doore of the howse and the Chimney and the said Brooks
tarryed there by and by M^r Allanson goeing that way home to the
Quarter as soone as he had past M^r Calvert, M^r Calvert followed
him and as soone as he had past the said Brookes the said Brookes
followed him and knockt him downe and strucke him twice Crosse
the Shoulders before the said Allanson could Rise and once more
vpon the Arme as he was riseing noe words being changed till the said
Allanson cryed out murder The marke of H Penelope Hall
Sworne before me Philip Caluert
Elizabeth Darnall aged twenty three yeares or thereabouts
sworne and Examined this 29^th of July 1661 Sayth That on or aboute
the last day of June Betweene nine and tenn of the Clock at night
she sawe William Brookes standing behind the Punchins with a
greate Stick in his hand and Thomas Allanson goeing a little while
afterwards that way home to the Quarter as he was goeing the said
Brooks knockt the said Thomas Allanson downe twice and further
sayth not The marke of W Eliz: Darnall
Sworne before me this 29^th of July 1661 Philip Caluert
They putt themselues to the tryall of a Jury
Whereupon was Impannelled a Jury as followeth vizt