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maketh Oath that she this Dept has been tenderly brought up by her
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Friends and parents with Sobriety and Chastity and that when this Depont had
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arrived to about the age of Sixteen years to wit about the Month of October last
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One
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made it her Business to gett acquainted with this Depont & wou'd
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often times invite this Dept to her hons and this Dept then not knowing any other than
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that the said Powell was a Virtuous Woman this Dept did sometime in the sd
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Month of October go to the said Powells hons in
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London when & where the said Powell much persuaded this Dept to keep
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away from her this Depts Mother and friends telling this dept. She the said Powell
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had a Great Respect for this Dept. and that she intended to be the makeing of this Dept
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and provide for this Dept fine Cloaths and other necessaries if this Depont would
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but be persuaded by her the said Powell And upon the insinuation and
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Professions of Friendship of the sd Powell to this Dept this Dept was prevailed
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on to leave her Mother and Friends to go the sd Powell who did on the 24th.
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Day of the said Month of October last past carry this Dept to the hons of one
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John
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Baptisthall
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in a Court in
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where she the said Powell took Lodgings
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for this Depont & agreed to pay Four Shillings P Week for the same & the same day
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the said Powell without the Knowledge or Consent of this Dept introduced into
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this Depont. Company One
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Stephen Biss
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Esqr.
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who then & there in the presence of
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the said Powell and with the Aid and Assistance of the sd Powell (who Lake of ye
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Chamber Door and took to hersefe the Key so as no body could come to the
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Assistance of this Dept against this Dept. will Did Feloniously Ravish this
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Dept the this Dept did cryout with all her might & force for Assistance was
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taken with terrible Tremblingqhts but notwithstanding all this Dept could
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Do the said Biss did then & there with the Assistance & Aid of the sd Powell
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Enter this Dept. Body and had Carnall Knowledge thereof and job this
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Deponts. Viriginity feloniously from her this Dept agt her this Dept Coments
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9th July 1718
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Coram me
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W Withers
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