( 30 )                                       7ber 14^th. 1692
Robert Smith  Labourer and by him Charged with many disorders & grosse misdemean^rs
agt his Said Master & Dame (viz^t) that he laid violent hands of both his Master & Dame
& had like to have murthered them:  The marks notoriously appearing upon his Masters besides
the threatning them & laying wait for them with a great knife &ca. as also threatning his
Masters house Shall not Stand long.  These are therefore to will & require y^e to receive the
Said Owen Oroiake into y^r Safe Custody. So that y^w may have his body before o^r Justices
the next Court to be holden for this County, there to answere to what Shall be then & there C
Objected agt him by his Said Master & Dame. & hereof y^w are not to fail. Given under ou^r hands
& Seals this day & year abovesd . -   -   -   -   -   -   -   ffr: Jenckins           „  Sealed
  To m^r Edward Harper Constable of Pocomoke          George: Layfield  „  Sealed
  hundred who is hereby required to take y abovesd from the hands of Hough. Porter &
him Safely to Convey to the Sheriffe as aforesd, which in their Maties Names he is Stricly to observe
ffra: Jenckins
George: Layfield
   The Deposition of Robert Smith Junio^r aged twelve years C
Whereas upon the 31: day of August my ffather Robert: Smith having reproved his man Serv^t.
for an Offence done, gave my ffather Saucy language, my ffather told him his tongue was too
long, he desired my ffather to come & chipp it, if he could, or take y^w Saith his Servant One
Club & I will take another, & we will Club it out. & afterward when my father & Mother was
in bed, he gott one great knife, & Said now I have got a Clubb, & challenged my ffather to B
rise & come out & he would end it, & in morning next, before my ffather rose, Owen my
ffathers Servant calld my ffather to rise, for he was ready to go before a Comissioner, & when
my ffather was risen he took up a Stool & Struck at my ffather, & Said that he would beat out
his brains, and also catched hold of an candlestick made of peuter, & Struck at his face & cut
him, & Said he would never Serve him one hour, neither  Said he shall goe (speaking to my
ffather) enjoy your brave building, but I shall be allwayes laying upon y^w this y^e Deponent
Saith & no farther.
 The sd Robert Smith being Examined his wife & Sonne, likewise y^e sd Owen who Confessed to part
of what alleadged  ______    - - - - - -    ________   - - - - - - - - -    ____________    - - - - - - - -
Which by this Court being Considered, & Ordered that sd Owen be taken into Sher: Custody & him
to Carry to the whipping post, and there to give him the sd Owen thirty lashes upon his bare back
well laid on which by the Sheriffe was executed :  Ordered  likewise the sd Owen pay unto
his Said Master three months Service for his damages. C   After which the sd Robert Smith
Assigned all his right interest & title  of the said Servant Owen Oroiake to m^r Stephen Luffe
which was Ordered to be entered