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December 1748

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The Information of Mary. Knight< no role >
Spinners : as Mr: Hall watchmaker
in great wild street in the parish of
St. Giles in the fields in the County
of Middx:

This Informt: maketh Oath that on the
ninth day of Novembr: instt. between they
& four of the clock in the afternoon one
Samuel Harding< no role > came into Mr: Hall house
& knock'd at one Mr Waters door (who
lodged in the said house upon which
this Informt: opened her door to sec who
was there & the said Waters being out
be the said samuel Harding< no role > came into
her room & sett himself down there &
this Informt: being alone & he [..] Father
out the said Samuel Harding< no role > Assaulted
her flung her on & bed & Feloniously
ravished her & had carnal knowledge
of her body against her will & consent
& this Informt: says to prevent her
crying out the said Samuel Harding< no role >
stoped her month 10th his hand

Signed in the presence
of us being read over
to Mary Knight< no role >

C: Slowman
Colm Donaldson< no role >

Sworn before me
the 16th day of
Novembr: 1748
Jas: Fraser< no role >

The mark
[mark]
Mary Knight< no role >




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