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      Lawrence Organ further saith that the uery same day he dyed he Liber B B
      saw the said Joseph ffincher beat the aforesaid Hagman—
      Susanna Leeth further examined saith in the beginning of her
     deposition the words relates to the day that Jeffery Haggman was
     slaine, and by these words he called his man Jeffery Haggman was
     ment and by the words heard a greate noyse like the rattling of
     tobacco sticks
      wm Gunnell further examined saith, being askt what ffinchers
      mans name was he saith Jeffery which said Jeffery is since dead,
      ffincher & two ffreemen pegging of plants and saith he saw Thomas
      Whyniard come out of the howse and he goeing into the howse
      prsently found the said Jeff ery dead—
      Robt Loyde Chirurgion sworne saith being demanded if he ueiwed
   the body of the deceased person answered yes, and being demanded

         if he did see blew spotts upon the forepart and hinder parts, an

         swered yes I saw two stroakes and a sore on his side that was f or

         merly undr my Cure—

         Petuxent July 12th 1664
      Wee whose names are here underwritten by uertue of a warrt from
     W Hugh Standley & Mr Charles Brookes bearing date the 12th of
     this instant being summoned to ueiw the Corps of Thomas Simmons
     late seruant unto John Grammer upon suspition of murder doe tes
     tifye upon Our Oathes that hauing the Corps we finde the impres
     sion of many stripes upon the body wth a whipe which to the best of
     Our Judgmte might be a furtherance to his death and this is our Ver
     dict to the best of Our knowledge as wittnes Our handes the day &
     yeare aboue written
     Foreman Richard Smyth     the marke of
           Wm DorringtonJames Addames
            the marke ofThomas Perry
           George Aldeson the marke of
            the marke ofThomas Glouer
           William Chaplin the marke of
           Willm Groome
                              Edward  Armstrong
           Samuell Graues
                              Barnard Vbben
                        the marke of
                              William Sampell
                         12 persons

      Wee Stephen Clifton and John Brooke Chirurgions liuing in [p. 378]
     Petuxent riuer, were Ordered by a Jury of inquest to open two sus
     pitious places that were found by them upon the Body of Thomas
     Simmons late seruant unto John Grammer which was accordingly
     performed the Cutis and Cuticula layed bare noe Contusion could
     be found upon the musculus part or ffreshy Pannicle;