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      Whearas William Aliffe and John Fox by reason Samuell Palmers Liber A
     Accusation upon oath and Daniel Gordian who affirmed in open
     Court that thay wear the first that euer thay heard say that thear 332
     wear fiftie men to bee hanged (the next Prouinciall Court) out of
     this Countie Thay beeing boath Strangers and the time of their Corn
     ming into this Prouince beeing inquired into it was found that that
     report was noysed abraud in thees parts befor thay came into this
     Prouince as was Affirmed by Mr James Linsey Mr Hennerie Ad-
     dames and George Thompson Clarke whear upon it was ordered that
     thay shoold declare upon oath who wear the first that thay heard
     report the same

      William Aliffe Sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
     the first noyser of a report of fiftie men beeing to bee hanged out of 333
     this Coutie was to the best of this deponant knowledge Richard Trew
     and that hee was the first that euer this deponant heard speake of
     any such thing and it was sumtime in Januarie last Past and further
     sayeth not:

      James Fox Sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that the [p. 126]
     report of fiftie men beeing to bee hanged out of Charleses Countie
     was first noysed unto this Deponant by Richard Trew and to the
     best of this deponants knowledge was the first that this deponant
     euer heard speake of any such thing and that it was somtime in
      Januarie last past and further sayeth not:

      The too preceding oaths beeing taken the Court hath ordered
     that the sayd Trew by way of writ bee apprehended and in safe Cus-
     todie kepe untill hee put in Securitie to the valew of fifteene hundered
     pounds of tob: to answer unto the Accusation aboue specified or
     bring his Author at the next Court.

      Whearas thear was an Attachment granted unto Richard Trew
     against any of the goods Debts or Chattels of Richard Pinner to 335
     the valew of fiufteen hundered pounds of tob: and the sayd Trew
     Clapping his Attachment upon lether Appertayning unto Thomas
     Ashbrooke and the sayd Attachment beeing limited as more playnly
     will appeare by the grant thearof and the sayd Trew not appearing
     at this Court the sayd Ashbrook by his Atturney William Ernpson
     granted him in open Court Craueth an order for the sayd Leather
     Thearfor it is ordered that the sayd Ashbrooke shall legallie tacke
     his owne leather which was formarlie attached by the sayd Trew as
     Pinners estaet

          The Court is Adiurned untill the 7th of May Ao 1661

      Mr Stepen Mountagew entereth his marke of hogs and Cattel viz
     Cropt and underkeeled and ouerkeeled one the Left Eare and on
     the Right Eare underkeeled: