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     sides the foresd Chotyke, shee did see the other (now in custody) Liber F F
     called by name Bennett and another Indian called the old ffisherman [p. 71]
     alias Inuoyce, & another Indian but unknowne to this Depont, And
     after they were shutt out they runne about the howse two or three
     times, but not finding any entrance, they went through the orchard
     & the Cornefeild after the Children & further this Depont sayth not.
                            The marke of Lewis Good
      Elizabeth Brumley aged 24 yeares or thereabouts sworne on the
     27th Septembr 1665 sayth,
      That this Depont was on the 17th day of August last in the Corne
     feud of her mistresse, Agatha Langworth, when shee heard her sd
     mistresse Cry out Indians, whereuppon this Depont did strive to gett
     the Children together, who did cry Extraordinarily, And this Depont
     called the Boy John & sayd Peace Jonny, Then this Depont turned
     about & saw ffower Indians, making towards her, Two of wb Indians
     was tht Indian called Bennett, now in custody, as allsoe tht Indian
     called the ffisherman, But for the other Two shee did not know, And
     tht the aforesd Bennett did then make towards one of the Children,
        was a Boy, & knockd him downe wth his Tomahauke, Where
     uppon shee askd him in Indian Kaquince machissino Chippone why
     hee did soe? Who answered in Indian, Because hee would. Vppon
     tht this Depont run away wth the Girle, & this Indian Bennett made
     after her, shooting Arrowes, but missd her, & came up to her wth the
     Boyes head under his arme, And shee saw the old ffisherman passe
     her, & this Indian Bennett came into the weeds & lay downe the Childs
     head & sayd in Indian Pops innahayo A woman wth Child, & struck
     att her wth his Tomahauke, three times, wch made three Cutts in her
     Cap & two cutts in her head, & thereuppon left her for Dead, And
     further this depont sayth not.
                            The mrk of Eliz: Brumley.
      Thomas Haslings aged 23 yeares or thereabouts sworne on the
     27th day of Septembr 1665 sayth,
      That this Depont was on the 17th day of August last working in a
     Plantation next to Langworths, where hee had bought a Crop
     And they had iust made an end of worming & succoring when Ben
     nett Marchegay askd him if hee would sitt downe & pype it, wch hee
     did, In weh time they were talking of the Indians, Marchegay saying
     that hee feared they were doeing some mischeife tht they did not
     come about as they use to doe, when they heard Mrs Langworths
     Dogge bark, And they sayd that surely the Dogge had mett wth some
     Vermine. Then prsently they heard Mrs Langworth Cry out, away,
     away, Indians, Indians, with that they all rünne as hard as they could
     driue, & Bennett Marchegay tooke his Broad Axe in his hand, And
     it was this Deponts fortune to gett a little before the rest, And when
     this Depont came into the Plantoon, hee saw ffower Indians pursuing [p. 72]
     Elizabeth Brumley, Mrs Langworths mayd, shooting after her