484  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665.






               Liber F F  arrowes, Amongst web Indians this Depont doth declare that the In
                      dian now in Custody by name Chotyke was one of them tht shott
                      after the mayd, But for any of the other Three this Depont cannot
                      say hee knew any of them, hauing noe time to peruse them, Then
                      this Depont hollowes, Vppon wch the Indians runne back to the top
                      of the hill & shott about halfe a score arrowes att him before any of
                      the rest came up to him, Then after they were all come up, These sd
                      Indians shott about fowrty arrowes att them, Then this Depont made
                      up to recouer the howse: weh they did hinder by comming betweene
                      him & the howse, in web time this Depont wth the rest did enspect John
                      Gabinnett wth a Gun, came up Mrs Langworths eldest Girle being
                      chased before by the sd Indians, Then the Indians all fall a hollowing
                      & running downe the hill forced them back againe to Bennett
                      Marchegays Plantoon, And when they desisted in pursueing them
                      the aforesd Indian Chotyke shott an arrow att this Depont wch hee did
                      defend wth a Tobacco stick in his hand, when they mett John
                      Gabbinnett his gun, whereuppon they all run away, & further this
                      Depont sayth nott.                Thomas Hailings.
                       Bennett Marchegay aged 32 yeares or thereabouts sworne on the
                      27th day of Septembr 1665 sayth,
                       That this Depont was in his Tob. grownd    his Poeple & Thomas
                      Hailings comming by This Depont askd him to pype it, And while
                      they were pypiug hee was saying, what doe yow thinke of th° Indians?
                      now they are all gone to Pascattoway & deserted their Towne: And
                      doe uerily beleiue tht as soone as their meetings are broake up that
                      they will giue us a Clap. The word was noe sooner out of his mouth
                      but they heard Mrs Langworth Cry away, away, Indians, Indians,
                      soe I bad the folks run & hollow & this Depont would follow them
                      after hee had fetched his Broad Axe, wch hee did & spoake to John
                      Gabbinnett to goe & fetch his gun, & follow them. And when this
                      Dept wth the rest of the English came into Mrs Langworth Plantoon,
                      they saw ffower Indians wch when they saw the English they fell a
                      running to the top of a Hill amongst web tht Indian Chotyke, now in
                      custody, was one, for the other Three this Depont did not well know,
                      hauing not time nor opportunity to come neare enough to them.
                      Then they faced about, & seing tht this Depont wth the rest was un
                      armed, they came running downe the Hill againe in pursuite of them,
                  untill they were forced to retreete to this Deponts Plantoon, in wch
                      interim this Depon did see Mrs Langworths eldest daughter run
                      through the Indians, towards them for shelter, wch made this Depont
                      stay the longer to saue her, And then came up John Gabbinnett wth a
                      gun, & bid him pursue the Indians, while hee went to his howse to
                      see his wife, & further this Depont sayth nott.
                       These 5 foregoeing Deposns     B. Marchegay
                      was on the day & yeare afore
                      written taken before me
                          Charles Caluert