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234 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662. Liber A and goodie Neuil shoold say cum you rogue get a boy to my Girle and tht he shoold Reply and say hee Trogian in the Presans of Mis Clarke Mis Addames Mary Empson and her self as Susan Robisson says and further sayeth not: Mis Elisabeth Hussey aged 20 years or thearabouts sworne and Examined in open Court sayeth that beeing once at William Robis sons Susan Robisson did tell her that after goodie Neuill was braught to bead William Empson Come in she hearing William Empson in the Roome turned about and sayd Come you Rogue Will Empson get mee a boy to my Girle whearupon Will Empson turning about and sayd hear trogian and further sayeth not Mr Thomas Hussey affirmeth upon Oath that hee heard Susan Robisson say that shee heard goodie Neuill inuite William Empson to bed to her to get a boy to her Girle in the Presance of Mis Clarke Mis Addames Mary Empson and her selfe & further sayeth not It is Adiudged by the board that the sayd Baker hath Maliciously defamed the plantiue and his wife by reason that it was against natur that such a thing coold bee spoken with a desier and thearfor aught not to haue bin reiterated as an infamie unto her Whearfor it is ordered beeing a verball iniurie that the sayd Baker shal giue them satisfaction by asking them in open Court forgiuenes for his offence upon his bended knees and pay the Cost and Charge of suite Whearupon John Neuill and his wife desiered the sayd baker to aske god forgiuenes and with the leaue of the board not them [p.228] Mr Thomas Baker Plantiue The Plantiue Aresting the de George Thompson Gent Defendantffendant in an action of defama tion let fall his suit whearupon the defendant humbly requesteth that his euidences might haue thear oaths giuen them in defence of his speach hee uttered against the sayd Baker in Goodman neuills action when the sayd Baker Accepted against his Oath which was granted Edmond Lendsey sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that in the yeare 1655 or thearabouts Little Browne the undersheriffe of Verginia Side Comming ouer to Mr Chandlers hows sayd hee had bin at Thomas Bakers and sayd hee saw baker and Empson bring in a hogge or too and throwing them downe thay sayd to Empsons wife mary thear is your sow wee haue killed in the woods and hee further sayeth that one hoge was Cropt one boath Eares, and too slits in the Right Eare to the best of this deponants Rememberance, for this de ponant not beeing in the way when broune landed first whear Mr Chandler then liued which was at Jenkinses Plantation on the other side; before the sayd Broune went away this deponant Coming in Mr Chandler Caused him to relate the aboue sayd story and sayd Ed mond I am afrayd wee shall loose all owr hogs on the other side to |
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