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came imediately out, But M^r Hatches man had taken the Mare and
rode as hard as he could away And then Cap^t ffendall and this depon^t
lookeing att the horses espyed one of them hurte with his gutts
hanging out, which horse that same day dyed & further sayth not
Jurat coram me James Neale
Elizabeth Holte serv^t to Cap^t ffendall aged 18 yeares or there-
abouts sworne Sayth That on Whitsunday earely in the morning one
of M^r Hatches men came to her masters howse & sayd he had
brought home two of her Masters young horses This depot^ went
vnto her Master & tould him & comeing out againe tould the fellow
her M^r was comeing but he would not stay but tooke horse & ridd
as hard away as he could and this depon^t further sayth that she
heard M^r Hatches man say that he would not watch the horses day
and night, but if they came there againe he would sett them home in
the divells name, and this depon^t goeing p^rsently after to milke sawe
one of the horses running aboute with his Gutts hanging out and
further sayth not.
Jurat Coram me James Neale
Henry Jaques Servant to Cap^t Fendall aged 24 yeares or there-
abouts sworne Sayth That Comeing from his Masters Quarter to his
howse he saw there a Young horse of his Masters with his Gutts

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hanging out and that .... Hatches howse he found M^r Hatch att
Nine pins with his Servants Soe that he Could not Enquire any thing
of them But M^r Hatch himselfe tould this depon^t that his Masters
young horses had been there for sayd he that Logerhead my man
Will brought th^m from the ould Plantacon last night and I kept th^m
vp all night and this morning sent them home But if they come here
againe lie send them home in the divells name vpon which this
clepon^t demanded of M^r Hatch if he had done any hurte & he sayd
noe they had done noe hurte But the Mares had Eate his Corne out
of the howse in the wynter all which when this Depon^t Came home
he related to his Master whereupon his M^r desired M^r .... and M^r
Lomax to goe and beare his s^d M^r Company to see the Blood that
this depon^t had tould th^m off And also Commanded this Depon^t to
goe with them and shew itt them which he did and further sayth not.
Jurat Coram me James Neale
M^r Thomas Hotley aged 28 yeares or thereabouts sworne the 29^th
Aug. 1662 Sayth That he this Depon^t being att Cap^t Fendalls howse
the night before Whitsunday in the morning earely heareing a Noyse
in the Yard he rose & comeing downe helped Cap^t Fendall to catch
one of his horses Running aboute with his Gutts hanging out which
this Depon^t heard Cap^t ffendalls people say that M^r Hatches man
brought home with another horse and after Cap^t Fendall had Catched
the horse & .... him this Depon^t heard Cap^t Fendall bid one of his
men goe towards M^r Hatches and see if he could track horses Blood
cutt whose returne he reported he .... into M^r Hatches cleare
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