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<p n="875"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n875-1">Mary Cove</rs>
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Came to her House & asked her whether<lb></lb>
she could spare Sally (meaning the other Informt<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n875-2">Sarah Sharp</rs>
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, who is the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45017_occ169">Servt</rs>
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. of this informt.)<lb></lb>
a little while either that Night or the next Night<lb></lb>
And she gave leave & <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n875-3">Mary Cove</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n875-4">Sarah Sharp</rs>
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<lb></lb>
both went away together & to the Surprize of<lb></lb>
this Informant the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n875-5">Sarah Sharp</rs>
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did not<lb></lb>
return home to her till 7' o'Clock the Next morning<lb></lb>
And upon this Informt. Questioning the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n875-6">Sarah Sharp</rs>
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. abt. her staying out all night<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
she gave her the same Account which is<lb></lb>
before Related<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in her Information upon<lb></lb>
Which this Informt. Examined her by turning up<lb></lb>
her Cloaths & found One of her thighs very much<lb></lb>
Bruised & appeared as if<obscured></obscured>
Finger Nails had been<lb></lb>
Stuck in her private parts Informed & her<lb></lb>
Shift in a very filthy Condition<lb></lb>
And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n875-7">Margaret Molineux</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
herself saith that she is the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45017_occ170">Mother</rs>
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of the other<lb></lb>
Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n875-8">Sarah Sharp</rs>
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& gets her living by going<lb></lb>
out a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45017_occ171">Nursing</rs>
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& was out a Nursing at the time<lb></lb>
the abovementd: Transaction happened at Mr<lb></lb>
Jennings a Sadler in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo254">the Broadway</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo255">Westmr</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
& Yesterday abt. 5 o'Clock in the afternoon the other<lb></lb>
Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n875-9">Mary Leonard</rs>
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came & Informed her<lb></lb>
what had happened to her Child & this Morning<lb></lb>
this Informant came to the said Mary Leonards<lb></lb>
& upon on Examining her Child found her Thigh<lb></lb>
Bruised & the Mark of Finger Nails her private<lb></lb>
parts much Inflamed & her Shift in a very filthy<lb></lb>
Condition</p>
<p n="876">Severally Sworn before me<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45017_date47">6th. Day of March 1771</rs>
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}</p>
<p n="877"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n877-1">Saunders Welch</rs>
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</p>
<p n="878">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n878-1">Sarah<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Sharp</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="879">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n879-1">Mary<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Leonard</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="880">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n880-1">Margaret<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Molineux</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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