That several of the said Rioters and in Particular one Charles Davenport of Fulham in the said County of Cumberland Carpenter eried out that they would stay as long as they pleased and that neither the said Sheriff or any of his men should haye entrance there and that if he offered to take possession of the said Court House they would send him and all his men to Hell in fifteen minutes. . That soon after the said Sheriff sent the Deponent and the Deponents Father with warrants to collect farther assistance and the Deponent of his own Knowledge can depose nothing

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further of the Transactions of the said Rioters at the Court House being prevented from returning by being taken Sick through Fatigue. That besides the above named Charles Davenport he saw among the Rioters who had so taken possession of the Court House,--Leonard Spalding of Putney Farmer, Hosea Miller of Fulham yeoman and Daniel Serjeant of Fulham Farmer all these appeared to be principally active and besides these the Deponent recollects to have seen among the said Rioters Fairbank Moore Junior of Fulham Farmer, and Elias Wilder Junior of Fulham Farmer. That both the above Deponents have heard and verily believe it to be true it being the common Report that afterwards on the Evening of the same thirteenth day of March the said Sheriff and the Magistrates after having Repeatedly required the said-Rioters to disperse without effect did about nine of the clock in the Evening pick out Ten ora dozen of his Party arf arming them with staves except one who had a Sword and directed them to take possession of the Court House that they attempted it twice but were beat back, that thereupon to intimidate them three Guns were fired over their heads just above the Door.