That the Deponent accordingly set out for Durham & the same Evening being about the Sixth of May last, three men (to witt) Joseph Waite, one Lymen, & Joshua Wiggins came to the house of one Asa Johnson in which he lodged in Socialborough aforesaid in the Night Time, & took him Prisoner, and charged him with coming off in Debt to the said Stevens. That the Deponent told them that he intended to return to Steven's the next day, as the Truth was, & that they had no Law, or authority to arrest or make him a Prisoner for which they answered. that if they had not Law or Authority, they had strenght. That the Deponent then offered to pay them the money, which he owed Stevens, being nine shillings ; but they refused to receive it , saying that he should go back with them & have his Trial for it. That the Deponent refusing to submit to be their Prisoner they threatned to bind & carry him back by force ; upon which they threw the Deponent down, & abused & hurt him very much. That they kept a Guard over the Deponent the whole Night, & next morning carried him back to Stéven's. That when he was arrived there they held a Court (as they termedit) over the Deponent, & appointed Peleg Sunderland, thesaid Roger Stevens junt & the said Lymen to be judgesin tne Deponents Cause. Thatthesaid pretended Judges firstgave their Judgment thatthe Deponent should be whipped & should pay the said nine shillings and twenty four shillings for the expenses. That the Deponent having some Friends present who pitied and interceeded for him, the said pretended Judges omitted the Whipping; but Obliged the Deponent to pay the Money, which he was so adjudged to pay.