These presents do humbly shew, to the honoured Court and Jury, that I
being informed, that the Jury brought me in Guilty, upon my saying that
Goodwife Hobbs and her Daughter were of our Company; but I intended no
otherways, then as[266] they were Prisoners with us, and therefore did then, and yet
do judge them not legal Evidence against their fellow Prisoners. And I being
something hard of hearing, and full of grief, none informing me how the Court
took up my words, and therefore had not opportunity to declare what I intended,
when I said they were of our Company.
