288 PAPERS RELATING TO CHURCHES IN QUEENS COUNTY.

a great deal of Scurrilous Language and tlie said Bui] advanced t>vo or tliree steps from liis Company towards this Deponent and lifting up his Clubb told him if he came one foot forward he would knock out liis Brains This Deponent says tliere were several others witliout CluLbs stood by tlie Door and a great many in tlie liouse and being diswaded from Violence by M'" Justice Whitehead and also seeing a great many in Bull's house so that Bull's Company being betwixt twenty or thirty persons w^ere too Numerous for him he walk't off with his Company and made no distress This Deponent further says that amongst tlie rest that he Commanded to assist liim in the Town he the said Robert Denton walk't off but he found him sideing with Bull afterwards Thomas Thurstan did not Deny but Came not and when he Commanded Adam Smith and three or four more near the house of George M-^Nish the said M^Nish bid them not to mind or obey liira And the said Adam Smith told this Deponent that the said M^Nish told him and the rest not to Obey him and Invited them into his house to drink Syder but nevertlieless this Depon' says that the said persons did follow him but stood at a Considerable Distance.

Richard Comes. Sworn y« 8"» of Xcber 1718 before us

John Smith

Ric^ Betts.

Joshua pettit aged about Eighteen years being Dej)osed says that Last liyday was Sevenight Daniel Bull of Jamaica told this Deponent Tliat the Constable Design'd to Strain upon him tliat day and Desired tliis Deponent to tell some people as he went .along to come and Assist him This Deponent accordingly Did tell Robert Denton William Carman and Ephraim Smith to go and they Did so and further he says nott.