Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III
a Quaker brought before the s^i Justice Roberts by this Depon* lor sspeaking severall blasphemous Treasonable Words and that severall sufficient and credible persons have told the s'* Justice Roberts tliat they heard the said Quaker say that he had as much authority and power as y« Queen and that he could forgive Sinns as well as God with many more such like expressions which the Sd Justice Roberts writt down upon a piece of paper but refused to swear the s'^ persons so tendering their oaths thereto and that said Justice Roberts, notwithstanding the Tender of such oath & y* the s*^ Quaker owned before him to have spoken the aforementioned words and that lie hath repeated them to y« s*^ Justice Roberts, conveyed the said pretended Quaker away without the least pimishm^ and without y« knowledge of this Deponent who informed against Mm -- ^and this Depon^ further saith that at a Town Court att Bedford aforesaid held ab* 2 months ago the said Justice Roberts accused one Ensigne Stephen Glossen for unlawfully taking & detaining a grid-Iron from his son Zachariah Roberts (which appeared to have been honestly bought & paid for by y^ s'^ Slossen) and having then in Court drawn an Instrument or affidavit against the s^ Glossen took y*^ Bible in his hand and in a passion would have compelled his s"^ son Zachariah Roberts to have sworne to it but he refused to do it, and this Depon^ further gaith that at y^ same Town Court there being an action tryed for Debt the «aid Justice Roberts bein?^ Jndge of y« Court did notwithstanding tlie Evidence non Suite y® p'^ for no other reason as this Depon^ believes and as lie could gather from the words and behaviour of the s'^ Justice Roberts, then that, the p't was a member of y^ Church of England, the Rancour & malice of s^ Justice Roberts being so violent that this Depon^lias l>een told by the s^ Roberts's wife that she Dares not so much as mention the name of M"" Pritchard or any other Cliurcli of England man for fear of her luisband's passion -- and this Depon' further saith that he hath been told by the sakl Justice Roberts's wife that her husband has razed or altered the Records of ye said Town by striking out the name of one Thomas Howard in an assignm* of a Bill of sale and putting his own name on in tlie 2oom of itt-- and thi« Depont further saith that he hath Ixjon