Document: Testimony of Anthony Lord, his wife and other inhabitants of Gravesend on calves claimed by Charles Morgan

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other [ ]various times [ ] have missed, requests [ ] would declare what [ ] have of it, whereas [ ] they know something about it, especially, Antonij Lourdt and his wife.

The defendant, Antonij Lourent and his wife, declare that while at Gravesande they heard from Stijntje Lourens, Gerrit de Moff and Luycas vander Liphorst that Antony Jansen van Saale supposedly killed calves.

Lijsbeth Pieterse and the other defendants, being asked what they knew of the matter, answered that Anthonij Lourdt’s wife told them that Anthonij Jansen van Saale (while she was lying there in child bed) killed as many as 7 calves.

The plaintiff says that the aforesaid wife of Anthony Lourdt also said such at Gravesande and shows for this purpose depositions signed by various persons.

The parties having been heard, the lord fiscal is given notice to make inquiry of this matter. Dated as above.