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"_D. Julio's Abstract of the Deposicons of ye witnesses sworne touching ye
speches of John Paget_.
"To proue that one William (sic) Paget, on the V^{th} day of this
present moneth, being Friday, betwixt VIII and IX of the clocke at
nyght, went vp and down teachyng a dogg frenche.
"1. M^{ris} Karter, a jentilwoman borne, sayeth, that about the same
tym, she did hear the said Paget, that he wold teache his dogg to speak
frenche.
"2. M^{ris} Anne Coot, a jentilwoman, affirmeth the same.
"3. One William Poyser, yeoman, sayeth, that he harde Paget saye that
he wold make his dogg speake as good frenche as any of them.
"4. James Hudson sayeth, that standing at his maisters doore he did
hear Paget speake to his dogg in a straunge language, but what language
he knew not.
"5. Edward, a grosser, is to be deposed that he harde Paget say, I will
teache my dogg to speake frenche, and was talking with his dogg in
frenche.
"To proue that the sayd Paget did say, Shortlye will come vnto the
realme frenche dogges, I hope I shall see thame all rootted out.
"1. M^{ris} Karter sayeth, she harde Paget say, Shortlie wil come vnto
the realme frenche dogges, I hope I shall see thame all rootted out.
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"2. M^{ris} Anne Coot affirmeth the same.
"3. William Poyser sayeth, he harde Paget say, Within this week or two,
there will come a great many frenche dogges.
"4. M^{ris} Eleonore Borgourneci vppon her othe affirmeth the same.
"5. The l maior writteth in his l[=r]e to my l tresurer that Paget
affirmeth before him that he wold the realme were ryd of all yll
straungers, adding this qualification. [Qualification not given.]
"To proue the great assembly that was with Paget, before D. Julio
came home to his howse.
"1. John Polton saieth, when his maister came home there was about a
hundreth persone of men, women, and chyldren, vp and downe there.
"2. James Hudson sayeth, that he thinketh there was about ^{XX}IIII
people assembled in the streett before this examinat his maister came
home.
"3. Richard Preston sayeth, that there was in his iudgement aboue a
hundred people in the streett before this deponets maister came home,
and after his m^r came home the nomber of the people were greater.
"To proue that the sayd Paget did resiste to the constable when he
came to apprehend him.
"1. William Poyser sayeth, when the constable came to apprehende the
sayd Paget he kept the constable out with force, and sayd he should not
enter on him.
"2. James Hudson sayeth, Paget wold not suffer the constable to entere
vnto his howse, but sayd if any man will entere vnto this howse, yf it
were not f^r felony or treason to apprehend him, he wold kill hym, yf
he could, f^r he sayd his howse was his castell.
"3. Richard Preston sayeth, when the constable came to apprehende
Pagett, he hauing a bill or halberd in his hand, did keape him out of
his howse, and sayd, he showld not enter except it were f^r felonye or
treason, or that he brought my l maiors warrant."
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