BUCE: Sworne to in Court - 24 Aug. 1692.
Extract from York County Virginia Deeds, Orders Wills, etc # 9 (1691-1694)
- compiled by: John Frederick Dorman 1977
Source: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~burtsou/elizabeth_court.html
Beginning on page 97 thereof:
Francis Peters and Mary his wife aresting Richard Burt and Elizabeth his wife
in an action of trespass, etc declaring that the defendant's wife Elizabeth
with force and armes contrary to the peace did violently assault, bruise and
beat Mary wife of the plaintiff to their damage 5000 pounds of tobacco.
Jury:
Mr. James Whaley, foreman Mr. Simon Stacy Mr. John Clarke
Mr. Thomas Phear Mr. Thomas Nutting Mr. John Eaton
Mr. Joseph Thrift Mr. Thomas Gibbons Mr. Robert Sheild
Mr. William Davis Mr. Henry Hayward Mr. Thomas Rea
finde for the plaintiff 100 pounds of tobacco. James Whaley, foreman. Which
verdict upon motion of Mr. Edward Chilton, the plaintiffs' attorney, is confirmed.
Page 157. Elizabeth Buse being per the Sheriff
returned sum- monsed an evidence for Francis Peeters and Mary his wife against
Richard Burt and Eliz: his wife is ordered to be paid for one dayes attendance.
Thomas Buse being per the Sherriff returned
summonsed an evidence for Francis Peeters and Mary his wife against Richard
Burt and Eliz: his wife is ordered to be paid for one dayes attendance.
Present: Capt. Charles Hansford
Continued to page 99
Pages 158-59. Thomas Buce, about 28 years
of age, deposeth upon 18 July last your deponent then being att home and sitting
in the yard before your deponent's father's dore and there in company with your
deponent's mother and Eliz: the wife of Richard Burt, and your deponent's mother
lookeing up, Mary the wife of Francis Peeters comeing toward our house, upon
which your deponent's mother did say, There is Mrs. Peeters comeing. Eliz: Burt
made answere that she would give her a what chear hoe, att which answer your
deponent heareing of itt rose up and went into the house, thinging there might
be some words of scoulding between them. Eliz: came following your deponent
and laid her young child on a bed where your deponent had by that time laid
himselfe and then Eliz: Burt turned back to the doore of the house, meeting
Mary Peeters. By that time Peeters had set one foot over the groundsell of the
doore and not the other, neither had Mary Peeters spoken a word to any body
in the house. Elizabeth Burt angerly spoke to Mary Peeters saying, Hoe now Mrs.
impudence or what made you tell me of my father and withall struck Mary in the
face. Your deponent desireing them to be quiett, but soe continued strikeing,
fighting, and scratching and by reson of lameness your deponent was incapable
of parting them, soe Mary being bigg with Child and not able to defend herselfe,
Elizabeth violently threw Mary against the corner post of the bedstead and a
stoole which Mary complained did doe her great injury, shee being in that condition
with child as aforesaid, soone after which fall against the bedstead your deponent's
mother did gett Mary and Eliz: out of the house into the yard and soe parted
them. Your deponent then went from the house but presently returning did there
hear Mary make sad complaint of the wrong and injury which she had received
and did suffer by the violence of Eliz: and Mary was then carryed homewards
in a chaire between three men.
Thomas Buce
24 Aug. 1692. Recorded.
Eliz: Buce, about 49 years of age. deposeth
that upon 18 July last past your deponent being then sitting in your deponent's
yard along with Eliz: Burt and lookeing towards the road said Yonder is Mrs.
Peeters acoming,. Att the which Eliz: Burt made answere, I will give her a what
chear hoe. And your deponent att those words ariseing up and goeing into your
deponent's house, Burt rose alsoe and followed your deponent and laid her young
child upon your deponent's bed and returning back to the dore mett Mary Peeters
entering with one foot within the dore and said to Peeters, now Mrs. impudence,
what made you tell me of my father, att the uttering of which words Elizabeth
Burt struck Mary Peeters upon her face and soe they persisted with strokes,
scratching and halling each other by the head tire and hair untill att length
Mary Peeters makeing her defence soe well as she could and being very bigg with
child, Burt threw her against the corner post of a bed- stead and a stoole which
did much prejudice her the said Peeters. Your deponent being, lame of her left
hand did what she could to parte them severerall times, but could not, but did
att length gett them out of the doores, where they continued vigorously throwing
of such things att each other as were most handy for that purpose, but your
deponent did not perceive that they hitt one another with anything unless itt
were with water gourds, and as soone as your deponent saw a conveniency, your
deponent persuaded Elizabeth Burt to goe a little way with your deponent into
the corne feild and by that means did part them. And soon after Mary Peeters
grew very full of paines and said shee did expect to miscarry, and desired her
husband might be speedily sent for, which imediately he was sent for and came,
and her husband and two more did carry her to her owne home in a chare.
Eliz: Buce
24 Aug. 1692. Sworne to in Court.