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the
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upon searching the Cellar
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in Brownrig's House before the deced was produced
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the Perceived an Iron Ring fined to the Beam
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about six feet from the Ground & which hath been
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Sworn the
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11th. day of August
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Susanna Sweteman
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Mary Mitchell
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Apprentice
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to James
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Brownringg of Flower de
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Leuce Court
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maketh Oath and saith that
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abt. three years ago she was placed out
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by the Overseers of
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White Fryars
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Precinct to the sd James Brownrigg to do the
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servile Business of the Family: that she was
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there two Months upon Trial during which
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time and abt. four Months after she was bound she
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eat and drank as the Family did: that about
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a Year and an half ago the deced was also placed
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with the
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sd. Browningg as an Apprentice
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which time she eat and drank as the Family
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did, but very soon afterwards
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Elizabeth
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of the sd Brownrigg began to beat and
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ill
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use the deced, some times with a
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walking lane and seldom left off beating her till
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she had fetched Blood, at other times she beat the
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deced with an Horse Whip called a Pastillion's
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Whip Stripping her quite naked bying her hands
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or cross with a Cord some times fixed to the Water
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Pipe & some times fixed to a Beam striking her
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therewith over all parts of her Body and Head
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an
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preferred that she had not worked hard cannot
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That part in
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on sunday the 20th day
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an Friday
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day
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of July last the sd. Elizbeth.
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Browningg returned Late after having been
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absent from herd leuce about a Week: that at
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when she went from home she did not give any
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particular directions what work the
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when she came house she was very angry with the
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