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     him goe away, & shee would goe wth this Depont, & Pope stepped Liber B B
     behind a Tree. And this Depont asked her, if shee would goe
     him? And shee replyed that shee was not able to goe. Then this
     Depont called Pope: & Pope asked her againe If shee would goe?
     shee answered that shee could not goe. Then Pope swoare bee would
     make her goe, & hee beate her againe, & then shee sayd shee would
     goe, & lifted up her hand: & Wee helped her up. Then this depont
     tooke her uppon his back, & carryed her ‘till hee was weary, & sett
     her downe: & Pope asked her if shee would drink? & shee sayd yes,
     & bee fetched water in his hatt & gaue hem. And this Depont tooke her
     up & carryed her wthin sight of W Rosewells Plantaon, & sett her
     downe. And when wee had rested a while, Pope asked her if shee
     would goe? & shee asked how far it was to the Plantaon? & Pope
     answered hard by; & hee asked her to goe, & shee asked for water:
     & Pope fetched her some; & wee helped her up, & shee went two or
     three paces, & could goe noe further, & satt downe. And Pope tooke
     her by the hands & hailed her to a Tree. And this Depont prayed
     Pope to iett her alone, & bee would fetch more helpe to carry her into
     the howse. And Pope & this Depont went to the howse, & this De
     pont & another Seruant of Mr Roswells named Charles Alexander
     went forth, & fetched her in uppon a Ladder: & Pope held her from
     falling, untill wee had brought her into the yard: Then Pope lett
     her goe & shee fell of the Ladder. And Pope Lifted her in, & Layd
     her in the Chimney Corner, & gaue her homeney: & shee Lay downe
     & Cryed out, & Pope tooke her by the nose & stopped her breath, And
     a little while after shee called for water, for the Lords sake, & imme
     diately dyed. And Pope lifted up her head, & sayd I thinke really that
     shee is dead. & further sayth not The marke of
       Sworne before mee           John + Bessick.
          Wm Euans.

       Charles Alexander aged 22 yeares or thereabouts Sworne & ex- [p. 225]

     amined the 2d of March 166¾ Sayth.
       That the 29th of ffebruary last past, Pope Aluey & John Bessick
     came in & left the mayde out in the woods about halfe a mile of the
     howse. Whereuppon this Depont went wth them to fetch her to the
     howse, & Wee brought her uppon a Ladder. And as wee came in the
     yard, shee fell of uppon the grownd, & Pope Aluey tooke her under
     the armes, & hailed her into the Chimney Corner, & shee cmyed out
     three times: & Pope struck her Three blowes uppon her head wth
     his hand, & shee cmyed out & hee tooke her by the nose & Checked her,
     & then hee tooke a Poringer & tooke up a Poringer of Homenay
     broath, & hee held her up & opened hem mouth a payre of Tobacco
     Tonges, & powred itt in & layd her downe againe, and prsently hee
     lifted her her head, & shee was dead. And further sayth not.
       Sworne before mee           Charles Alexander
          Wtm Euans.