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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15070_n72-1">Daniel Russell</rs>
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On the Prosecution of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15070_n72-2">Catherine Russell</rs>
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<p n="73"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15070_n73-1">Daniel Russell</rs>
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one of the above Defendts. maketh Oath that he hath for these<lb></lb>
Twelve years last past lived a very unhappy life through the in bahaviour of the<lb></lb>
said Catherine and her perverse & refractory Temper and on or about the Sixth day<lb></lb>
of January One thousand Seven hundred and Fifty Eight the said Catherine made<lb></lb>
a Bason of Tea as usual for his Breakfast which he took up in Order to Drink &<lb></lb>
finding it to have an add taste there it behind the Fire & asked what she had put<lb></lb>
in who replyed nothing but being very much urged to know she said Love powder<lb></lb>
some short time after as this Dept. hath been Informed & beleives) this Depts. Servt.<lb></lb>
maid & the said Prosecutrix having some words at one Mr. Matthews a relation of<lb></lb>
the Prosecutrix the maid told her that she the said Prosecutrix had Attempted to Poyson<lb></lb>
her Master (meaning this Dept.) but he did not take the Powder upon which the said<lb></lb>
Matthews sent for this Dept. & acquainted his thereof And this Dept. verify beleives<lb></lb>
the said Prosecutrix intended to Poyson this Dept. or do him some bodily Injury And this<lb></lb>
Dept. further saith that the being very uneasy in his mind to come at the Truth thereof<lb></lb>
& Stiring therein the said prosecutrix on the Thirtyeth day of the same Month of January<lb></lb>
deserted the House of this Dept. & that he hath paid & allowed and caused to be paid and<lb></lb>
allowed unto the said prosecutrix a sufficient seperate maintenance to the time of the<lb></lb>
prosecution of this Indictment & since hath agreed to pay for her board And that she<lb></lb>
in the Month of June last came into a House where this Dept. was on business in a<lb></lb>
furious rage Seized him by the Collar a swore she would kill him & diverse times in<lb></lb>
the months of August September & October last caused a Mob to the Amount of Three<lb></lb>
or four hundred people to Assemble in a riotous & tumultuous manner before the Door<lb></lb>
of this Depts. house for several hours & with Mudd Brick Batts & Stones she the said<lb></lb>
Prosecutrix broke the Windows of this Depts. House several times & She or Some other<lb></lb>
Person unknow to this Dept. threatned to sett his House on Fire And the said Prosecutrix<lb></lb>
also several times when she hath seen him in the Street threw Mud bricks & Stones at this<lb></lb>
Dept. came into his house Seized him by the Kollar took a large Iron Pin of a Window<lb></lb>
Broke a Glass Lanthorn in the Passage & Struck at this Dept. with the Iron Pin & Swore<lb></lb>
she would kill or be killed & all the time cryed out Murder while this Dept. was<lb></lb>
endeavouring to get the Iron Pin from her And this Dept. further saith that the said<lb></lb>
Prosecutrix still veces revenge & swears with bitter Imprevations that this Dept. Shall not<lb></lb>
live & that she with have in a Goal & that he cannot rest in his house or stir out of<lb></lb>
Doors to do his lawfull business without fear of meeting the said prosecutrix & being in<lb></lb>
Danger of looseing his life or receiving some Bodily hurt and that she the said Prosecutrix<lb></lb>
or some other person or persons unknown to this Dept. are daily Annoying of this Dept.<lb></lb>
by knocking at his Door three or four times a day playing filth a this Door And that<lb></lb>
on the Thirteenth day of January last past this Dept. found a considerable Quantity of<lb></lb>
Dry shaw concealed under a Bulk at this Depts. Door in order as this Dept. verily beleives<lb></lb>
with intent to watch some convenient Opportunity to sett it on Fire & burn this Dept.<lb></lb>
house as aforesaid And this Dept. further Saith that he hath been a Parishioner of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15070_geo70">parish of St. Botolph without Aldgate</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15070_geo71">County of Middlesex</rs>
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about Ten Years &</p>
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