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These did all show dislike at his carriage & did shun coming near him

alone but yet are not wholly faultless in that they kept thes things so

long secret not discovering his doings to parents that he might sooner

have bin delt with, or if parents did know it blames them y^t they did

not Deal w^th him according to rule: The first discovery was by M^r Nelson

because of his wanton unclean behaviour towards his mayd Marjery

    his carriage to whom is as followeth

1 She went to Samuel Mighells house on an errant, & his wife going into

the Chamber he sat down by y^e say^d Marjery & kist her many times

2 When her mistress Sent her into y^e barn for Eggs (B^r Mighel being

ther viz in M^r Nelsons barn to thresh corn which he had lay^d in

there for want of a barn of his own) When she slid doan of y^e Roof

he would catch her in his armes & kiss her & set her down thus he

did 3 or 4 times calling her his pretty love & sweet duck

3 On the Sabbath Day night M^r Nelson being gone to bed & M^rs Nelson

& Goodwife Mighel (thus offendours wife) were gone out to see dodor[8] Bennet

who was then ill, In the Mean while he kist y^e say^d Marjery very

often & set her on his lap, offering to pul her hand to his nakedness

& did put his hand under her Apron.

4 he came by one night & desired y^e say^d Marjery to meet him in

her masters orchard 2 nights after when her master was gone to bed

But the next night to this he came to y^e mayd as she was willing

& desired her to meet him in y^e orchard a night later then was ap

pointed between, she answered she could not tell but she might, but

when the night was come she was afrayd to goe out at y^e door though

she was much called upon by her Master & ye nurs to carry the

puppy to y^e barn he made such a noise in y^e house, but she told the nurs

that if She knew as much as she did, she would not soe cry her

to goe out: Afterward y^e say^d Marjery a girl about  years old open^d

the door & threw y^e puppy out & she then saw Samuel Mighel

waighting at the house end, and after this Samuel Mighel told the

girl that he was ther when she threw out y^e whelp & ask^t her

why she did not come to him, she told him she had other business

to attend or something els to doe. ^_____

5 He came for his wife one night (who came to se M^rs Nelson) &

was very angry with her blameing her much y^t she was ther so

late & came home noe sooner, Oh sinfull anger & guile like Judahs

he minded not how late he had bin often out to serve his lust & was

troubled his wife was now in y^e way wher he had sich a filthy designe to

prosecute: Marjery going out to milk a wild heifer desired Mary

Nelson to help hold her but Samuel Mighel presented his help to

hold the cow, but before he would take hold on y^e beast he like a

beast took hold on y^e girl & desired her to goe into y^e barn with

him, but she refused afterward he was very urgent that she would goe

with him into y^e hovell, but she refused to goe into Either place telling

him y^t her Master would come by & by w^th his hors to set him up in

the hovell & then he would se them: upon this as she was going

towards M^r Tho: Nelson to milk y^e cow (for she was gone thither