Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661. 503

driue him a long but yo^r depon^t would not strike him the rest of yo^r
dep^ts fellowe Seruants can testefye the same Yo^r depon^t .... the
stick his Master gaue ....

Liber
P. C. R.

Then was impannelld a Jury for the tryall of Mary Bradnox the
Relict of Thomas Bradnox (vizt)

Richard Smith Foreman

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George Macckall William Greene
Humphry Haggett William Hatton
Robert Kingsbury Francis Anketill
Walter Pake Daniell Clocker
James Ueiche John Bogue

Zackary Wade
William Kennedey
Walter Beane
Richard Collett
Daniell Johnson

Then the said Mary Bradnox tendred to the Board these following
dep^ns (vizt)
The deposicon of William Hemslye aged 26 yeares or thereabouts
taken before M^r Philip Connor the 4th day of September 1660

Yo^r depon^t sayth that Cap^t Thomas Bradnox desired him for to
come to see his Seruant Thomas Watson for he sayd he had the
Scurvey and he used all meanes he could, but could doe him noe
good Soe yo^r depon^t went to see the said Watson, and Cap^t Bradnox
askt yo^r depon^t for to take him in hand if I thought I could cure
him I tould him I had not meanes to undertake the Cure for it was
my Judgem^t he was in soe deepe a dropsy that it was incureable but I
directed Cap^t Bradnox what to gett to doe him good if possible any
good could he done And Cap^t Bradnox sayd he could not tell where
to gett such things as yo^r depon^t directed him but if they were to be
gott, he would Endeauo^r to gett them in shorte tyme after yo^r depon^t
heard the said Watson was dead & further sayth not
Jurat coram Philip Connor W^m Hemsley
The depⁿ of Thomas Wetherell aged 53 yeares or thereabouts
sworne and Examined in Co^rt the 17^th of July 1660

Thomas Bradnox sent for .... of Thomas Watson .... depon^t

sayth he .... receiued But what it pleased God to lay vpon him nor
yo^r depon^t knoweth not of any bad usadge he had in the tyme of his
Sicknes and further sayth not Thomas (X) Wetherell his marke
John Dobbs sworne and Examined in Co^rt Sayth the same ver-
batim with Thomas Wetherell aboue and further Sayth not.
John l D dobbs his marke
John White aged 22 yeares or thereabouts sworne and Examined
July 17^th 1660 Sayth Aboute the midle of the last moneth yo^r depon^t
heard Sarah Taylor tell yo^r depon^t that if she should not gett the
Vpper hand or day of her M^rs in the Seate which she hop't she
should, that she would Run a Knife into her Mistres Bowells and

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