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<p n="131">The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n131-1">William Higginton</rs>
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of No: y in<lb></lb>
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London Taken this day<lb></lb>
before Me Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n131-2">Wm Billers</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15043_occ69">Knight</rs>
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& <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15043_occ70">Alderman</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo78">City of London</rs>
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& One of his Majestys Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace in &for the sd. City Etc</p>
<p n="132"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n132-1">William Higginson</rs>
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this Examinant then Oath<lb></lb>
Saith that on or about the fifth day of July last past<lb></lb>
this Deponant was Sent for down Staires by his Mastr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n132-2">David Colgan</rs>
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Who told this Deponant that Elianor<lb></lb>
Wheatley who then Lodged in the house of the sd David<lb></lb>
Colgan was Made & that he this Depon ,ist Apict<lb></lb>
him & his wife in Binding her with Cordes in he<obscured></obscured>
bed<lb></lb>
& this Deponant did Accordingly Apict them the sd<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n132-4">David Colgan</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n132-5">Sarah</rs>
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his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15043_occ71">wife</rs>
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in binding her the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n132-6">Elianor Wheatley</rs>
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in her bed with Cords as is<lb></lb>
aforesaid And this Deponant further Saith that he<lb></lb>
Doth not know that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n132-7">Eleanor Wheatley</rs>
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was<lb></lb>
Mad or Shew'd any Signes of Madness Untill they<lb></lb>
the said David Colgan & Sarah his wife began to<lb></lb>
Bind her with Cordes And that then & not before<lb></lb>
the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n132-8">Elianor Wheatley</rs>
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began to Cryout very<lb></lb>
Much And this Deponant further upon Oath<lb></lb>
Saith that She remained bound as aforesd by the<lb></lb>
Space of twenty hours or there about that & then She<lb></lb>
Seem'd to be perfectly Rational & further this<lb></lb>
Deponant Saith he knows not</p>
<p n="133">Jurat 24o. Die Augusty<lb></lb>
1732 Coram me</p>
<p n="134"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n134-1">Wm Billers</rs>
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<p n="135"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n135-1">William Higginson</rs>
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