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      they requested f or their owne securytie in the like case. As he con- Liber J J
      ceived it was Lawful for him to doe, The Anniseed water was Drunk
      and called for by Capt Carre and not seized or caused to be drunk
      by the Respondt as these vexatious Relators doe informe, haueing
      Patched up A vexacious Informacon upon vayne & Idle Reports
      Maliciously on purpose to vex and trouble this Respondt without
      any iust cause,
        To the second Article this Respondt saith that the Goods ffurrs
      Wampampeake &c, in that Article menconed were and are Truck
      which this Respondt seized by virtue of his said Commissn and hath
      Exhibited a perticuler therof to his LordPPs Governr to be proceeded
      against before his sayd Excellency in order and Legall maner for
      the Acquittail or Condemnacon thereof as the Trueth of the case
      shall require
        As to that part of the Informacon Concerneing the Respondts
      Drawing his sword and Runing of Robert Catlyn through the
      Clothes, this Respondt Denyeth that he did any such Act, The
      Powder pretended to be taken from an Englishman this Respondt
      saith he found it in the posession of a Dutchman And the next day
      Gaue a Gourd of Powder to an Englishman who said it was his,
      The informacon not setting forth the name of the Englishman is so p. 521
      incertayn that this Respondt need not answer therunto,
        To that part of the Informacon wherein this Respondt is Charged
      in these words that he did the Twenty fourth day of August after
      my departure, did Cause Danieil Browne by a warrant to seize two
      of my Mares wth seurall others notwithstanding they had bin there
      as by informacon at least two yeares which part of the informacon
      is voyd for the Incertayntie, first of the person he caused, so that
      it doth not appeare of the person who caused secondly, Two of my
      Mares with seurall others, so that it doth not appeare of the person
      whose these mares were, with seutall others neither doth it appeare
      that the mares was that persons Joyntly with seurall others or his
      solely, neither what persons these seurail others were, or whether it
      were seurall other mares----3dly it is voyd in this That the Informacon
      saith notwithstanding they had bin there as by informacon at least
      two yeares for it doth not Expresse any Certayne place where they
      had bin at least two yeares now by whose informacon, for all which
      Reasons this Respondt undr favour humbly Conceiueth that this
      Court will not require him to giue any further Answer to this incer
      tayne and intricate Charge,
        But this Respondt saith that he being a Justice of Peace for the
      County of Worcester County Appointed by his Lordpps Comissn and
      One Daniell Browne Constable Giueing informacon to him this
      Respondt That there were six Mares lately Transported into that
      County Contrary to the Act of Assembly in such case made and
      Provided, Did upon Brownes Informacon Issue a warrt to the
      said Browne to seize the said six mares that they might be pro-