That the Deponent went out of the Court House when it was immediately surrounded by the Mob who took possession of the Doors and would let none but their own party into or out of the House That as soon as the Deponent got out of the house he understood

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from General talk out of doors that the People from Fulham ' Putney and the neighbouring Towns had come up so exasperated that they had determined to fire upon every person they should find in the Court House until they had taken their own satisfaction but that they had been prevented by some who came from New Hampshire That as soon as the said Mob had taken possession of the Court House as last above mentioned and had thereby made prisoners of the Sheriff and some of his party and also of some of the Magistrates they sent out several parties to pick up such of the Sheriff's party as they could find and to waylay the Roads that they should not escape and the Deponent saith he saw a Body of about twelve with a» Leader come to Tavern in Westminister to apprehend one Knights an Attorney one Serjeant a Constable and the said William Williams all of the Sheriffs Posse That the next morning about eight or nine o'clock the Deponent going towards the Court House saw a Party of the Rioters who had made Prisoner of Oliver Wells who is one of. the son's of Judge Wells and Mr Hill an Inhabitant of Westminister both of whom they carried to and imprisoned in the Court House . That shortly after this Leonard Spalding above mentioned charged the Deponent with having been one of those who came to reinforce the Sheriff whereupon he was surrounded stopt and examined but was at length permitted to go at large upon proof being given that he was not an Inhabitant of this province That shortly after the Deponent saw one Thomas Ellis one of the Sheriffs posse seized by another Party of the Rioters and confined in the Court house and soon after being at the House of Orean Brush Esquire he saw a fresh party of about three hundred Rioters armed headed by Solomon Hervey of Fulham' Practitioner of Physic who arrived with a Drum beating having in their Custody four more of the Sheriffs party who being on their way home had been intercepted by this Party of the Rioters and after they had been examined by them before the Court House were dismissed first being disarmed and had a pass given them Signed by the said Solomon Hervey who was lately appointed a Colonel among them at a County Convention held about three weeks before at Westminister for Redress of Grievances when they appointed as the Deponent has heard and believes a