576 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661.

Liber
P. C. R.

Nicholas Young Foreman George Reynolds Robert Maccklane
Thomas Bennett Robert Cager German Gillett Henry Hide Marke
Pheypo Francis Hill George Thompson W^m Hatton & Francis
Batchelor Gent, who takeing the whole busines into their Custody
together with the deposicons here under written withdrew and went
to trye the Cause, and after some tyme returned and brought in their
Verdict endorsed on the backside of the declaracon and answere thus
(vizt) It is the Verdict of the Jury that the def^t is guilty.
M^r John Hatch aged fifty yeares or thereabouts sworne and ex-
amined 14^th August 1662 Sayth That Cap^t Fendalls two young
horses being with this depon^ts Mare in his Corne feild, he Catched his
Mare and bid his Serv^t W^m Kidson to ride on her to Cap^t Fendalls
and carry his horses home and tell him of them And further sayth
that he remembers he heard the Children or Servants say that the s^d
Kidson when he was goeing with the horses tooke vp in his hand a
burnt sharpe locus Stake and further sayth not.
Jurat coram me James Neale.

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M^rs Alice Hatch aged 44 yeares or thereabouts sworne and Exam-
ined Sayth .... and after he rose he run very stoutly as if he were
not hurte; and did leape over the fence into the Corne- feild and soe
into the woods, after this depon^t sawe them not, this depon^t was
tould by her sonne John that their Serv^t sayd att his returne that
Cap^t ffendalls man had jeered him, but they needed not for he had
given one of them enough intending by Jeereing and further sayth
not.
Jurat coram me James Neale.
John Taylor aged 20 yeares or thereabouts Sworne Sayth That
when Cap^t ffendalls horses went from his Masters Cow penn he this
depon^t sawe noe hurte that either of them had, nor heare of any
hurte they had and further sayth not.
Jurat coram me James Neale
Rob^t Cooper aged 17 yeares or thereabouts sworne sayth that
when Cap^t Fendalls horses went from his Masters plantacon he
knowes not of any hurte they had and further sayth that he sawe W^m
Kidson when he went to carry home the horses take with him a long
sloping Stake sharpe att one End and further sayth not.
Jurat coram me James Neale
Jacob Griffyn aged 13 yeares or thereabouts sworne Sayth That
when Cap^t ffendalls horses went from his Masters plantacon he sawe
noe hurte they had & further sayth that he sawe W^m Kidson that
went home with them haue a long sloping stake in his hand burnt and
sharpe att one End and further sayth not

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.... with this depon^t to take care of them, and sayd he would
not watch them day and night to which this depon^t replyed what is
itt to me, but desired Cap^t Fendalls mayd to goe tell her Master,
which she did and this depon^t went to lyte his pipe and Cap^t Fendall