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   which this deponant replyed Sr I sould Empson A sow shoate for a Liber A
   Bore Barrow but this deponant heard by William Empson and Others
   that the same sow was aboue twelue months after at Richard Wat
   sons Pen; And Mr Chandler sayd Edmond you must go ouer for
   those that will kill my hogs may also kill my Cattell, so the next day
   or day after this deponant Coming ouer the Riuer Mr Chandler Came
   with him and puting a shoare at Mr Bakers Landing went downe
   with this deponant wheare Mr Chandler told him in very Modest
   Ciuill tearmes, what hee had heard Concerning his hogs, at which
   MT Baker abused Mr Chandler in giuing him such groase and un
   ciuill Langwage that this deponant had very much to doe to forbear
   falling foule of him after this, this deponant heard by diuers that
   Mr Baker bore him a spleene and on time this deponant, with John
   Tomkinson and others Coming by Mr Bakers hows put in Mr Baker
   looked very angerly upon this deponant and after sum base langwage
   happened hee called Mr Chandler spindle shancked dogge, and sayd
   hee coold find in his hart to stab him and sayd you may tell him so
   much to which this deponant Replyed you need not doubt it but that
   I will tell him it and this deponant declares further that euer since
   hee liued in thees parts Mr Baker hath bin Reputed by almost all his
   neighbours to bee a Common hog stealler: and further sayeth not:

     Richard Row Sworne and Examined in open Court Concerning his
   Maggat and shot bage declares hee was at worke at Mr Bakers hows
   and William Empson taking up a peece of meat out of the Pot sayd
   it was goode meate the wind had not blowne it and sayd what wind
   blows at your hows when your meat stincks to which Thomas Baker
   Replyed and sayd Rows Magget Creeps into popes wifes flesh and [p. 229]
   that Makes her meat stinck for I was ouer the other day and saw
   her Cunt which is licke a shot bage
     Concerning Souse declareth that hee heard Mr Baker say that Mis
   Hatch had a Cunt, enough to make souse for all the dogges in the
   Countrie
     Concerning three in a bed and hogstealing hee declares that in dis
   cours with Thomas Baker hee sayd I woold haue you to understand
   wee doe not all three lye in a bed togeather to which Mr Baker
   Answered the hows is my owne and bed is my owne and I will Lodge
   whome I please in my owne hows and in my owne bed, to which I
   replyed then I will get mee a howse and bed toe and an others mans
   wife to bed with mee at which hee called mee Rogue and theauish
   Rogue to which I Replyed I neuer was a hogstealler in my life, Mr
   Baker sayd you neuer had so much wite and sayd I was no Christian
   and hee woold kill mee in the woods and this deponant further de
   clares that this ten years euer since hee knew Mr Baker hee neuer
   heard any other repuit of him but that hee was a Common hogstealer
   and further sayeth not: