And accordingly in a most Riotous & Routous manner sett fire to the Deponents house and intirely Consum'd the same, the Deponent then took out his Memorandum Book and Desired to know their Ringleader (or Captain) name to which the Deponent was answered by the Capt» Who gave you authority to ask for my name he the Deponent reply'd that as he took him to be the Ringleader of the mob, and as he had in such a Riotous and unlawfull manner

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dispossessd him he had a Right to ask his name, that he might represent him to Cole Reid, who had put him the Deponent in peaceable Possession of the premises as his Just property, to which Allen answer'd that he wish'd they had Catch'd Col° Reid that they woud whip him severely, that his name was Eruan Aen Captain of that Mob and his authority was his arms pointing to his Gun, that he and his Companions were a Lawless Mob, there Law being Mob Law, the Deponent replyed that the Law was made for Lawless and Riotous People, and that he must know it was Death by the Law to Ringleaders of Riotous & Lawless Mobs, to which Allen answer'd that he had run these woods in the same manner these seven years past and never was Catch'd yet, and told the Deponent that if any of Cole Reids settlers offer'd hereafter to Build any house & keep Possession, the Green Mountain boys as they call themselves woud burn their houses and whip them to the Bargain, the mob then sett off to the house formerly built and occupied by Lewis Stewart wch they consumed in the same manner as they had done the others, and remained that night about Leonards house. Next morning about seven o'clock the Twelfth August the Deponent went to Leonards House to see what further mischief the Mob were going to do, they were all drawn up Consulting about Destroying the Miln, those who were for Destroying the Miln were order'd to follow Capt Allen in the mean time Baker and his gang came to the opposite side of the Creek and fired their guns, they were Immediately brought over, and while they were taking some refreshment Allen and his party marched to the Miln, but did not break any part of it till Baker Joind him, in whieh ina Rictous & Routous manner. both Mobs Join'd in one by their own Account one hundred & fifty in number with axes, Crow Bars, handspiks & they Tore the mill to pieces, broke the Mill Stone and threw them in the Creek, the Deponent observed Baker come out of the Miln with ie Bolt Cloth in his hand, and drawing his sword cut the Cloth to pieces and distributed it among the Mob, to wear in their Hatts as Cockades as Trophys of their Victory, on the Deponents telling Baker that, he was ~ about verry disagreeable work: Baker answerd that it was so but he had a Commission for so doing, and-shew'd the Deponent