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December 1766

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Mary Abbot< no role > Wife ofGeo John Abbott< no role > Saith she hath many
times heard the Deceased Cry out But never saw her Receive
any BlowsThat she hath many times heard the
sound of Blows when the Child Cryed
That last Thursday Night about Eight she heard Collins
Say to the Deceased Come Madam and Light Your Mistress out
and Let the Neighbours see You're alive
That [..] Saturday Morning about Eight Informant heard. & some body Cry out at Collins's
but she can't say that it was the Deceased
That she hath not seen the Deceased for, a Month past
That about Six Weeks ago Informant Ask'd her if her Mistress
ever Beat her And the Deceased Answered her that she was almost
always Beating herBut she did not say wth. what she did it
and Informant did not Ask her

The Mark of
Mary [mark] Abbott< no role >

Deborah Cornhill< no role > Wife of William Cornhill< no role > of George Street
Excise OfficerSaith she Lives opposite to Mrs Collin's
And hath heard the Deceased many times Cry Out and hath
heard the sound of Blows at the time And the Deceased
several times said Dear Mistress don't Beat me You'll Murder me"
Thatthe DeceasedInformant frequently saw the Deceased And the last
time she was her was Yesterday was a Week as she Believes
That she then saw her at her Mistresses Door And did not
Perceive that she had anyMarksWounds or Bruises or other Marks
of Violence about her That last Thursday about Eleven
at Night she head Collins Call to the Deceased and say "Moll
Come out and Light me and Let the Neighbours see I have not
Murder'd Ye"That Informant heard the Deceased
Cry out last Saturday Morning and heard some Blows and the
Deceased said "Dear Mistress Dear Mistress don't Beat' me" And that
was the last time Informant heard of her 5.

Deborah Cornhill< no role >




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