1682.] HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY. 135 



" Richard N()l)lc deposed that hee, with several others, found 

 divers peeces of bunite porke or bacon in tlie said A's 

 house ; and also that hee the said Richard Noble with others 

 found hidden in unfrequented places in an out house belonging 



to the said J A , where, (as an Indian had before then 



informed them,) the said A used to hide porke ; and further 



deposed that the said A gave out threatining words against 



the officers and otiiers who came to search." 



'"• Peter Rambo Junr. and Lawrence Lawrenson deposed the 



same as above. Judith Noble deposed that the said A gave 



out threatning words against the officers who came to search." 



" Francis Walker deposed that a person who bought a peece 



of porke of the said A , told him the said Walker that the 



said porke had a bullet in it." 



"Francis Stephens deposed that the said A being asked 



concerning a hogg's head, (hee, the said A , having then a 



headless hogg,) where the liead then was, hee, the said A , 



answered, hee had left the head down the river ; and the said 

 A — s boy said noc, the hogg's head is upon the mill att home. " 



" John Hollinshead gave in his evidence before Thomas Budd, 

 a magistrate at Burlington, which was also produced under the 

 hand of the said Thomas Budd, being of the same import with 

 the deposition of the aforesaid Francis Stephens." 



" Thomas Wallis gave in his evidence before the same Thomas 

 Budd, and testified under the hand of the said Thomas Budd, 

 of the same import with the aforesaid Judith Noble's testimony." 



" Another examination of notorious circumstances, of a stran- 

 ger who lay at the said A 's, taken by Mahlon Stacey, a 



magistrate at the Falls, and signified under his hand." 



" The jury bring in the prisoner not guilty, and thereupon by 

 order of Court is discharged." 



The following minute of the doings of the same Court, is a further 

 proof that Gov. Markham and his Council had placed some restraint 

 upon the sale of strong drink, to others besides the Indians. 



" Henry Reynolds having appeared to answer for his selling 

 strong liquors by small measure in his house contrary to the 

 Crovernor and CoiuiveVs order ; upon his submission to the Court, 

 was discharged." 



"■ Overseers for the Highways nominated and elected at the 

 Court, March 14"*, 1G81 [1682] for one year next ensuing, 

 which is to be done within their respective precincts, before the 

 last day of May next, ut sequitur:" 



" Woolley Rawson, from Marcus creek to Naman's creek." 



" Robert Wade, from Naamans [Marcus] Creek to Upland 

 creeke." 



" William Oxley from Upland Creeke to Ammersland." 



