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The Examination of
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& One of his Majestys Justices
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of the peace in &for the sd. City Etc
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William Higginson
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this Examinant then Oath
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Saith that on or about the fifth day of July last past
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this Deponant was Sent for down Staires by his Mastr.
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Who told this Deponant that Elianor
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Wheatley who then Lodged in the house of the sd David
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Colgan was Made & that he this Depon ,ist Apict
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him & his wife in Binding her with Cordes in he
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& this Deponant did Accordingly Apict them the sd
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David Colgan
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Elianor Wheatley
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in her bed with Cords as is
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aforesaid And this Deponant further Saith that he
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Doth not know that the said
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Mad or Shew'd any Signes of Madness Untill they
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the said David Colgan & Sarah his wife began to
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Bind her with Cordes And that then & not before
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began to Cryout very
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Much And this Deponant further upon Oath
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Saith that She remained bound as aforesd by the
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Space of twenty hours or there about that & then She
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Seem'd to be perfectly Rational & further this
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Deponant Saith he knows not
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Jurat 24o. Die Augusty
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1732 Coram me
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