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DUNDEE COURT-MARTIAL RECORDS
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DUNDEE. COURT MARTI ALL. December 20, 1651.
The information and examinacions of Robert Wylde,
Geo. Cutter, and John Dodde concerning the killing of
Henry Thompson of Col. Berrie’s troope, read.
The informacion of Robert Wylde of the troope late
Capt. Lee’s in Col. Berrie’s regiment, taken December
20, 1651, saith, that on Sunday night last about 10 of
the clock this deponent being in bed in his quarters in
Cowper (where hee had layne from 8 of the clock that
night) there came into the roome John Dodd and George
Cutter of Capt. Lee’s troope to goe to their beds, that
there followed them uppe one Henry Thompson (of the
Colonell’s troope) and the 2 former of them quarter’d
in that roome with the deponent, where having staid
discoursing till about 2 in the morning, and, falling out
one with the other, fell to blowes, and Henry Thompson
tooke off a pistoll from off the table and broke John Dodd’s
head with itt. Uppon that Geo. Cutter coming uppe and
this deponent rising out of his bed parted them, and being
parted they fell againe to crosse words, and imediately
John Dodd snatched forth his dagger which hee had by
his side and stabbed the said Henry Thompson.
The marke of O Robert Wilde.
The examination of Geo. Cutter of Capt. Lee’s late
troope, taken uppon oath the 20th of December 1651,
saith, that on Munday morning last about 3 of the clocke,
Henry Thompson of the Colonell’s troope came into their
quarters aforesaid, and after a little while Henry Thomp¬
son and hee fell into discourse about the changing of
their horses, soe presently they agreed and hee was to
give Henry Thompson six pounds sterling to boote,
which the said Thompson received and was satisfied.
Hee further saith, that there was a race made betwixt
him John Dodd and Henry Thompson for 40s of each
side to bee run the next day, but hee saith that Henry
Thompson would nott bee satisfied but would have itt
run in the night, and being run Henry Thompson having