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night nine a Clock, and had such Expressions in it (viz.) para- 

 graph by paragraph, ye word Marshall, there will be ye Devill 

 to pay for it, I advise you not to ride in ye heat of ye day ; I 

 will endeavour to get ye next Letter f rancked ; give my service to 

 Capt. Turner, and I wish you well to "VVeymouth ; what places 

 else you have to go to I will direct to ye post house. That ye 

 Letter was writt in severall hands and intermixed with such 

 Dark Expressions he could not make sence of it." 



"John Fenner, of this place, Gent'n, maketh oath that on 

 Saturday last Capt. James Turner of this place sent this Dep't 

 a Letter Directed to Cap. Turner, &c., which Letter he this 

 Dep't Eead. Ye contents were of such uncommon and mixed 

 Expressions this Dep't Remembers little thereof, and Lookinge 

 on it as some Trick took little notice thereof. That on Tuesday 

 last Mr. Daniell Duf oe and one that went by ye name of Capt. 

 Turner (being at ye Beare Inn in Melcombe, Capt. James Turner 

 being sent for by Capt. Turner), Delivered ye Letter that Dep't 

 saw and some other Letters, ye contents whereof this Dep't saw 

 not. But Mr. Duf oe said he cared not who saw them or if they 

 were set up at ye Market Cross, or words to that effect." 



" Phillip Taylor jun. of this place, M'ch't, deposed to having 

 seen the letters and amongst other matters mentioned this para- 

 graph : ''that one of ye Earle of Dysart's party did say that 

 ye Queen had broken her Coronation Oath, or something to that 

 effect." 



The next entry is the Summons to appear at Dorchester of 

 course, a strictly ex parte proceeding. 



Dorset Ss. Whereas, by Examination taken upon Oath 

 before the Mayor of W. and M.E. it appears to me that Thomas 

 Tenner, Minister, Captain James Turner, Mr. Daniel Dufoe, 

 Captain Turner and Mr. Jonathan Edwards of W. and M.E. are 

 persons that have Corresponded with sevsrall disafected persons 

 to the Government and have received Letters of Trayterous 

 designs against her Majesty. THESE are therefore in her 

 Maj 'tie's name to command you and every of you to bring before 

 me on Saturday the Twenty Eight day of this Instant July, by 



