Saxuell Hear of Jamaica inkeper aged about 33 yers being Deposd on the holy Euanglists sayeth tliat Desember Last as he remembers Jolrn Turner Leat of the towne abouesf^ Did att his hows in the presencof thimsellf and Thomas Rattoun and others refuesd to Drink King Georgis helth saying God dam him I do not acknoledg him the same words he spoke against the princ of Wals whare upon Rattoun thretned to tlirow him behind the fire and the Deponant told he wold be hangd to which turner answerd it should beat the End of M'- Clows hows this Deponant further saith that next day Justis John Smith came and askt whither that is true that rattoun told Joseph Smith what John

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turner iiad said a gainst the King the Deponant answrcd it was to true turner had spoken treason a gainst the King in his hering the Justis made no further Inquiry of s^ Deponant at that time or any other further this Deponant sath not

Sworn before me

RiCHD Betts Justis. May ye 29 1719.

Thomas Hazard aged about 37 years being Sworn upon the Holy Evangehst saith y' before the Church- Warden was tryed, upon the Complaint of tlieir refusing to tlieir duty John Hunt Esq^ told the Deponent yt the Clili Warden would be turn'd out and yt Sam^ Clows and Thomas Willet would be put in their Room, according to which prejudication or prediction it happened : And fui'ther ye Deponent saith not :