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One Thursday the 10th or 11th of July last past, between eleven and twelve a clock in the forenoon, this deponent standing near his own door in Loddon saw the producent Isaac Carver coming up the street with a cart and as he was coming past the George Inn in Loddon, Isaac Stannard arose from the bench at the door of the inn and followed Isaac Carver as far as the Swan in the said town calling aloud after him (Carver) saying, You hornified beast, and that this deponent saith he believes Isaac Stannard by saying you hornified beast meant that the producent Mary the wife of Isaac Carver had broken her marriage vow and had committed adultery and further saith that when the said words were spoke there were near the place Susan his wife and William Ellis his contest with some others... He hath dealt with Mr Carver as he is a grocer and there is a little account between them but he believes there is not 5s difference between them.
Sometime in July last past to the best of his remembrance about twelve a clock in the forenoon, this deponent following the producent Isaac Carver up the street in Loddon who was driving a cart, he saw Isaac Stannard rise from the bench at the door of the George Inn in the said town, calling aloud after him, Goodman Horn, you hornified beast, and this deponent believes that Isaac Stannard by saying the said words meant that Mary the wife of Isaac Carver had broken her marriage vow and cuckolded her husband and farther saith that when the said words were spoke there was near the place, Robert Hunt and Susan his wife, his contests, and James Brighting and several others... Isaac Stannard was about ten or 12 yards from the producent Isaac Carver when the words predeposed were spoke, and there were no person between them at the speaking the said words that this respondent observed... There is one whose name is Horne who lives at Mundham and another of the same name living at Caxton.
Upon Thursday the eleventh day of July last past about twelve a clock in the forenoon, this deponent standing near the Swan door in Loddon, she saw the producent Isaac Carver driving a cart up the street between the George and Swan inns, and she saw Isaac Stannard following Isaac Carver as far as the Swan inn and called aloud after Isaac Carver saying You cuckold and hornified beast. This deponent did believe that Isaac Stannard by speaking the said words meant that the producent Mary the wife of the said Isaac Carver had broken her marriage vow, committed adultery and cuckolded her husband - and further saith that at the time of the speaking the said words, there was present and within hearing the deponent's husband, her contest Willam Ellis, and several other persons... Isaac Stannard was about 7 or 8 yards or thereabouts from the producent Isaac Carver when the words predeposed were spoke, there was no person between them at the speaking of the words as she observed unless the boy who drove the cart.