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Informations taken this Seventh
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Westmr on her Oath saith That she has known
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about Nine Years
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and that he some times Sept a Month with Dept.
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That he slept with her on Thursday Night
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last and went away Yesterday Morning
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about Ten o'Clock when the Deced appeared
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low Sprited and said That perhaps he might
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come again at Night says that about Nine
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o'Clock last Night some Prison knocked at
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one of the Maids of and
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the Door and Deced came of the Maids into
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the Deer to ur where Dept lodged, and said
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give one a Night I Want to go Jackward
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upon which Dept gave Deced a Lighted Candle
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and he went into the Yard says that she
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staird in the Parlin about a Quarter of are
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hour, and the Deced not returning, this
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Dept. went into the Yard to if he was in
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the Privy, and saw some thing lye upon
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the Ground before th Privy Door, upon which
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she returned into the Parlour and acquianted
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the two Woman therewith that were there
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says that they were frightned and would not
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go by themselves to the Deced and that one
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of them went out and brought two Man
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who went to the Deced and returned
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immediately and several of Mr. Justice
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Read's Men were fatch who went to
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the Deced and a Surgeon was likewise fetched, who said
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