390    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

              Liber B    John Lumbrozo and his saruant named Elisabeth Wiles sayeth as fol
                    loweth that hee coming by the doctors hows the twentith of this Pres
                    ant June Joseph was a beating at the morter and bee asked mee if I
                    woold not pip it and so with his desir I put in and lighted my pipe and
                    Came my ways and be for I came to the Cowpen the woman Called
                    mee to or three times and so I came backe and asked her what shee
                    woold haue shee told mee shee woold very fame speake with mee and
                    so I came into the hows and shee up and told mee that the doctor
                    tooke her to bed and had layne with her whether shee woold or no
                    whearof befor shee coold Consent to ly with him hee tooke a booke
                    in his hand and swor many bitter oaths that hee woold marry mee
                    whearby hee hath braught mee to shame which I neuer did befor and
                    withall gaue mee phisick twice and the first did not doe her buisnes
                    but the second time that hee forced her to tacke it bee tould her that
                    her swelling was now downe but before shee tooke that last phisick
                    shee did not know that shee was with Child but hee woold force her
                    to tacke it and shee asked mee whether it was not best for her to
                    runaway for bee woold neuer com after her but I tould her that her
                    Case was now bad enough and her runing away woold make it wors
               and further sayeth not:   Georg G H Harris
               Sworne befor mee the day       his marke
                and year aboue written
                    James Lendsey

              [p. 166] The deposition of Elisabeth Weales aged 22 years or thearabouts
                    sworne and examined befor mee this 29th of June 1663 sayeth what
                    I haue sayd Concerning John Lumbroso it is fals for bee left mee no
                    such things which I reported and for the Phisick I thaught it was sak
                    whearupon I dranke a drame of it and gaue the others a dram apeece
                    and so I desir hee may bee Cleare from the scandall and what was
                    spoaken I did rays of my one head one night I went to goodman
                    Trews and so thear was goodie riuers and whearupon she asked mee
                    how the blacke man did whearupon this deponant asked what blacke
                    man wast the black man that lys by your sid euery night I went home
                    and scoled with Joseph and axe him why did bee reported that I was
                    with Child by the doctor and lay with him euery night whearupon
                    I went into the Roome and then I Complayned of my stomake and
                    about my hart whearupon this deponant desired sum thing of him and
                    after I saw it I was not willing to tacke it whearupon bee replyed it
                    will doe you sum good for it will Cleare the poyson from you whear
                    upon I desire that hee my bee Cleare from the scandall that I rise
                    upon him for what it was spoken I did Rise of mee owne head and
               further sayeth not:     Elisabeth + Weales
                Sworne the day and            her marke
                year aboue written
                       Ja: Lendsey