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    thay wear dressing of it the doge ran out and fell foule of a hoge one Liber A
    the further side of the Rune and thear was an indian with them and
    thay supposed the dogge had killed the hogge whearupon thay sent

    the indian to fetch it promising him the one halfe to bringe William
    Robisson the Other and also that the doge stayed in the woods too or
    three days before he came home and Richard Row told this deponant
    hee did not know wheather the hoge was killed I or no and that Wil
    liam Robisson going to henry Moores the indian told him thear was
    neuer a hoge and further this deponant sayeth that upon the Com
    plaint of Mr Court hee aduised William Robisson to kill his dogge
    and hee replyed hee had rather pay for the iniuries his doge shoold
    doe this to the best of this deponant Memorie and further sayeth not

      John Piper aged 34 years or thear abouts sworne and examined in
    open Court sayeth that beeing in a peece of ground of his clearing
    sum of his hogs Came home soled and going up the hill hee see Wil
    liam Robisson and Mr Bormans ouerseer and a Pied dogge and that
    hee supposed the doge had bin foule of his hoggs and that it was in
    a snow and further sayeth not:

      Richard Dod aged 26 years or thearabouts sworne and examined [p.233]
    in open Court sayeth that sumtime about a yeare and a halfe agoe
    Richard Roe went to the head of the Creeke and William Robissons
    dogge fell foule of thear hogs and hee this deponant taxt him with it
    and hee did not denie but that the doge was foule of the hogs and
    this deponant going to William Rohissons Mr Baker desired him that
    hee woold tell him of his doge and robisson Replyed that thay woold
    haue him kill his dogge becaus thay woold kill his hogs and further
    sayeth not

      No further Euidence appearing against the sayd Robisson it is
    Thearfor Ordered that hee shoold haue his bond in and bane as much
    priuiledge to hunt as any other neighbour as hee himself doath please
    and that also bee shall pay the Cost and Charge of suit by reason that
    hee hath partly bin the occasion of this suit or complaint by not kill
    ing his doge upon the Complaint of his neigbours:


    The Court is Adiourned till eight of the Cloak in the morning on
             the tenth of July Aoq Doni 1662


    At A Court held in Charleses Countie the tenth of July Aoq Doni 1662
                        Presentes

              James Neale Estq & Councellor
          Mr Henry Addames  Mr Francis Pope
          Mr Joseph Harrisson     Mr William Marshall
                      Commissioners