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April 1708

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The Informacon of Catharine< no role > ye wife of Thomas Adcock< no role > of Geswell and
in ye Parish of St: Giles went Cripplegate in ye County of Middx Currier taken
upon oath before Us Two of her Maties: Justices of ye Peaci for ye so County

This Informt: Saith That abt: Six weeks ago she was informed by eltarg ye wife of
William Robinson< no role > that Mary Robinson< no role > her Daughter herA Child between
Ten [..] years old had got of French Pox, & the sd Mary Robinson< no role > the
Mother desird her to Search [..] her sd Daughter [..] & to examine [..]
who gave her ye sd Disease, whereupon this Exaiate did view the [..]
Childs privy parts, & found that the Child was in a very bad [..]
& that after Some persuasions the sd Child did [..]
Exaiate that one John Bristoll< no role > calld her to come upto [..]
Garret in the house of Nathanael Levereage< no role > in old Street in the
Parish aforesd in is house as well the sd John Bristoll< no role > as [..]
William< no role > & Mary Robinson< no role > & by sd Child were Lodgers , & that by sd
Child going into ye sd Garrit, ye sd John Bristoll< no role > put his hands up her,
Coats, & then laid her upon A Bed, & turn'd up her Coats, & then let down
his Own Breeches & lay down upon her, & put some thingininto her before; but
that shee Know not what it was; That this Informt: then askt ye sd Child if
ye sd John [..] Bristel< no role > had over done ye same thing to her at any of her time, to
wch. ye sd Child reply'd that hee once calld her up into ye sd Garret, but
that shee prsontly ran down Stairs, & this Informt asking her why shee
did so, Shee reply'd becaus shee know what John Bristoll< no role > would date her;
And ye sd [..] Child further told this Informt: That ye sd John Bristoll< no role > did
also one time lie wth her upon the Stairs in ye sd house, & that this Informt:
very much pressing ye sd Child to [..] consisse whether over any [..] Man else had lain wth:
her Shee reply'd that no Man had ever lain wth her Except ye John Bristoll< no role > .

Jurab 21 die Aprilis 1708
Coram Nobis

Jos: Shord< no role >
J: Crosbie

Katharine Adcock< no role >




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