Tudalen 1:
87
Regi[na] vs Phillips[,Isaac]

Richard Arnold late of Ponty mister
now of Blaina Puddler states that
I was at Ponty mister on Sunday of
the night of the 3rd Novr last I was at
___________________about 12 or 1 O'clock
home and in bed about 9 O'clock^ I heard
some strange men outside call me by
my name - I did not answer they called
again and said if I did not answer
they would burst the House open I then
jumped up and looked out of the window
asked what they wanted they told me they
were Chartists & that I must get up and
go along with them. I told them if they
were Chartists to go about their business
I was not one and would not go with
them I had my head out
of the window they swore if I did
______and come down and open the Door
not get up ^ that minute they would
blow my brains out. I asked
them their intentions they said they were
going to Newport to take Newport . I asked
them what they were going to do at Newport
they did not say but upon this a young
man one of the party took up a large
brick and burst the Door open. This
man was Isaac Phillips he was a neighbour
of mine & I knew him well I did not
__________________(a double barrel)
know the man with the Gun ^ . They
all Entered the House (about 30 altogether)
and I came down stairs partly dressed
they asked me for a Gun I told them
I had no Gun. They asked me for a sword

Tudalen 2:
I told them I had not they asked if I had
Pistols or any other weapons I said
No & if had I did not know
how to rise them. They said
__if I would
^ find them a gun or some
weapon they would use it they
had Pikes Spears guns & swords
Isaac Phillips had a bright
cleaver in his Hand they asked
for candles which I gave them
out of fear that they would
do me harm. They still said
I should go I said I wod not they
_____they would
said ^make me. Phillips spoke
to me but the man with the Gun
whom they called Shony Shenkin
spoke next this was about 1 or half
past 1 at night I gave them 4
candles which they took away
I do not know to whom I gave
them. William Price Jones
a fellow Workman who had been
pressed was with them. I was
compelled to go with them from
Pontymister to the Welsh Oak
where I should suppose there
were 2000 people armed - it
______have
must ^ been then about 2 O'clock.Phillips
was very active and walked along
side of me with a Man with a
Gun and another with a Spear to
guard me I tried to find out