Being desirous to furnish himself with a Dog, he applied himself to buy one of this Martin, who had a Bitch with Whelps in her House. But she not letting him have his Choice, he said, he would supply himself then at one Blezdels. Having marked a puppy, which he liked at Blezdels, he met George Martin, the Husband of the prisoner, going by, who asked him, Whether he would no• have one of his Wives Puppies; and he answered, No. The same Day, one Edmund Eliot, being at Martins House, heard George Martin relate, where this Kembal had been, and what he had said. Whereupon Susanna Martin replied, If I live, I'll give him Puppies enough! Within a few days after, this Kembal coming out of the Woods, ⟨p. 121⟩there arose a little Black Cloud, in the N.W. and •embal immediately felt a Force upon him, which made him not able to avoid running upon the stumps of Trees, that were before him, ••beit, he had a broad, plain Cart way, before him; but tho' he had his Axe also on his Shoulder to endanger him in his Falls, he could not forbear going out of his way to tumble over them. When he came below the Meeting-House, there appeared unto him, a little thing like a Puppy, of a Darkish Colour; and it shot Backwards and forwards between his Legs. He had the Courage to use all possible Endeavours of Cutting it, with his Axe; but he could not Hit it; the Puppy gave a jump from him, and went, as to him, it seemed into the Ground. Going a little further, there appeared unto him a Black Puppy, somewhat bigger than the first; but as Black as a Cole. •ts motions were quicker than those of his Axe; it Flew at his Belly- and away; then at his Throat▪ so, over his Shoulder one way, and then over his Shoulder another way. His heart now began to •ail him, and he thought the Dog would have Tore his Throat out. But he recovered himself, and called upon God in his Distress; and Naming the Name of JESUS CHRIST, it Vanished away at once. The Deponent Spoke not one Word of these Accidents, for fear of affrighting his wife. But the next Morning, Edmund Eliot, going into Martins house, this woman asked him where Kembal was? He Replied, At home, a bed, for ought he knew. She returned, They say, he was frighted last Night. Eliot ⟨p. 122⟩asked With what? She answered, With Puppies. Eliot asked, Where she heard of it, for he had heard nothing of it! She rejoined, About the Town.
Being desirous to furnish himself with a Dog, he applyed himself to buy one of this Martin, who had a Bitch with Whelps in her House. But she not letting him have his Choice, he said, he would supply himself then at one Blezdels. Having mark'd a puppy, which he lik'd at Blezdels, he met George Martin, the Husband of the prisoner, going by, who asked him, Whether he would no• have one of his Wives Puppies; and he answered, No. The same Day, one Edmund Eliot, being at Martins House, heard George Martin relate, where this Kembal had been, and what he had said. Whereupon Susanna Martin replyed, If I live, I'll give him Puppies enough! Within a few dayes after, this Kembal coming out of the Woods, ⟨p. 121⟩there arose a little Black Cloud, in the N.W. and •embal immediately felt a Force upon him, which made him not able to avoid running upon the stumps of Trees, that were before him, ••beit, he had a broad, plain Cart way, before him; but tho' he had his Ax also on his Shoulder to endanger him in his Falls, he could not forbear going out of his way to tumble over them. When he came below the Meeting-House, there appeared unto him, a little thing like a Puppy, of a Darkish Colour; and it shot Backwards and forwards between his Leggs. He had the Courage to use all possible Endeavours of Cutting it, with his Ax; but he could not Hit it; the Puppy gave a jump from him, and went, as to him, it seem'd into the Ground. Going a little further, there appeared unto him a Black Puppy, somewhat bigger than the first; but as Black as a Cole. •ts motions were quicker than those of his Ax; it Flew at his Belly- and away; then at his Throat▪ so, over his Shoulder one way, and then over his Shoulder another way. His heart now began to •ail him, and he thought the Dog would have Tore his Throat out. But he recovered himself, and called upon God in his Distress; and Naming the Name of JESUS CHRIST, it Vanished away at once. The Deponent Spoke not one Word of these Accidents, for fear of affrighting his wife. But the next Morning, Edmund Eliot, going into Martins house, this woman asked him where Kembal was? He Replyed, At home, a bed, for ought he knew. She return•d, They say, he was frighted last Night. Eliot ⟨p. 122⟩asked With what? She answered, With Puppies. Eliot asked, Where she heard of it, for he had heard nothing of it! She rejoined, About the Town.
