504 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661.

Liber
P. C. R.

alsoe in her owne before the face of the Co^rt and further sayth
not John White [mark] his marke
Jurat coram Philip Connor.

Thomas Southerne being Examined sweares the same verbatim
with John White Thomas S Southerne his marke
Jurat coram Philip Connor

The depⁿ of John White aged 22 yeares or thereabouts taken the
13^th of August 1660 sworne & Examined Sayth That sometymes in
January last being falling of a tree yo^r depon^t and another man that
Thomas Watson stood under the said tree yo^r depon^t bad the said
Thomas Watson stand from the tree, else the tree would knock him
on the head the said Watson replyed he did not care if any man
would nock him one the head for his disease would kill him and
further he deposeth not
Jurat coram Philip Connor John [mark] White

p. 800

The depⁿ of John dabb taken before M^r Philip Connor Sep^t 29^o
1660 Sayth That aboute the 17^th of February last past Thomas
Watson Seru^t to Cap^t Thomas Bradnox came to my howse being
very sick and much Swelld with the Scurvy and Thomas Wetherell
in yo^r depon^ts presence did strip the said Watson to uiew him And
yo^r depon^t did then see the Members of the said Watson and they
were broken, and the Skyn gone of them And yo^r depon^t did hold
the Candle while Thomas Wetherell did anoynte them and wee did
aske the said Watson whether or noe his Master or Mistres had
abused him and he sayd noe, but his desease was the cause or words
to that Sence and purpose And yo^r depon^t saw afterwards when the
said Watson was dead his M^r Cap^t Thomas Bradnox to handle the
said Corps and further sayth not, but the said Watson then sayd that
his M^r and Mistres did keepe a greate Stirr with him to walke and
stirr aboute and further sayth not
Jurat coram Philip Connor. John dabbs l D his marke

Thomas Wetherell haueing heard the same read according to John
dabbs testemony doth affirme the same verbatim And further sayth
that Cap^t Thomas Bradnox did touch the Corps of Thomas Watson
and thrust his Thumb vpon his body to shew how his flesh did dent
and stirrd and shogd the Corps which on my oathe at Poynt Loue I
did then relate the 17^th July last past And further I did not in the
leaste see any blood come from the Corps where Cap^t Bradnox
touched him and further sayth not but Thomas Watson tould yo^r
declarant he had not drinke enough
Thomas [mark] Wetherell his marke

The depⁿ of Charles Hollinsworth aged 21 yeares or thereabouts
sworne and Examined the 7^th of Sept^r 1660 before M^r Philip Connor