Isaac Smith of liemsted being of full age being sworn upon ye holy Evangelists sayeth that being togetlier with Obediali Ualentin booth Uestry men of s"^ towen was in Company witii Tho: Gildersleef Church Warden of s^ towTn he the s^ Church warden told us ]ie was Dissatisfid witli the Justisis under mentioned tliear Eating and Drinking up tlie poors mony (meaning the poor of hemstid) upon our asking him how they did it he ansured tliat thay had Demanded of him six pounds of the poors mony by their Warrant to pay he beleued for thear Eating and Drinking We told him tliat lie ought not to paid it he mad ansur he thought he must not Deny the Justisis warant afterward wlien tlic Justisis and Uestry met to rais mony for the Minister and poor as the Law Directs I told the Justisis thay ought to return the poors mony taken as afors^ for that their Demanding receuing and Conuarting it to their own user was a thing Contrary to Law -- Coll. Hicks then present reade tlie act of Assembly showing that y" mony ought to be issued by a Joynt Consent of Uestry men and Justisis for the End and purpost^ spesifid in tlie act and no othe^: Notwithstanding tlio Justisis refused to repay the mony tho they ownd J ust. Cornell liad rescued twenty shillings Just. Uanwick 20 shiDings Coll : Jackson one Doller for thir own use which he refusd to repay Exsept he sliould git his Diner out of the Doller as for the rest of the mony these tliree Justisis told us that it had been Laid out apon a woman that had Laid a bastard Child att M^ Clarcks Dore -- this w^as alleged by them but it helps us nothing when Uallntin and I told them thay ought not in this sort to mack yous of the poors mony all that ^\e said preuaild nothing with these Justisis to refund one penny of the poors mony teaken as a boue s^ and apon the Gouerners absenc in the garseys obed Ualintin and I had written complaint against thes prosedings into tlie hands of M'" Clarck sine which time nothing lies been Don in the affair further this Deponant sayeth not Jamaica May y® 22: Isaac Smith