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<p n="190"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15029_n190-1">Mary Hall</rs>
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maketh Oath that she this Dept has been tenderly brought up by her<lb></lb>
Friends and parents with Sobriety and Chastity and that when this Depont had<lb></lb>
arrived to about the age of Sixteen years to wit about the Month of October last<lb></lb>
One <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15029_n190-2">Elizabeth Powell</rs>
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made it her Business to gett acquainted with this Depont & wou'd<lb></lb>
often times invite this Dept to her hons and this Dept then not knowing any other than<lb></lb>
that the said Powell was a Virtuous Woman this Dept did sometime in the sd<lb></lb>
Month of October go to the said Powells hons in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15029_geo144">Wormwood street</rs>
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near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15029_geo145">Broad<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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London when & where the said Powell much persuaded this Dept to keep<lb></lb>
away from her this Depts Mother and friends telling this dept. She the said Powell<lb></lb>
had a Great Respect for this Dept. and that she intended to be the makeing of this Dept<lb></lb>
and provide for this Dept fine Cloaths and other necessaries if this Depont would<lb></lb>
but be persuaded by her the said Powell And upon the insinuation and<lb></lb>
Professions of Friendship of the sd Powell to this Dept this Dept was prevailed<lb></lb>
on to leave her Mother and Friends to go the sd Powell who did on the 24th.<lb></lb>
Day of the said Month of October last past carry this Dept to the hons of one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15029_n190-5">John<lb></lb>
Baptisthall</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15029_n190-5" type="surname" value="hall"></interp>
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in a Court in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15029_geo146">princess Street</rs>
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where she the said Powell took Lodgings<lb></lb>
for this Depont & agreed to pay Four Shillings P Week for the same & the same day<lb></lb>
the said Powell without the Knowledge or Consent of this Dept introduced into<lb></lb>
this Depont. Company One <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15029_n190-4">Stephen Biss</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15029_occ114">Esqr.</rs>
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who then & there in the presence of<lb></lb>
the said Powell and with the Aid and Assistance of the sd Powell (who Lake of ye<lb></lb>
Chamber Door and took to hersefe the Key so as no body could come to the<lb></lb>
Assistance of this Dept against this Dept. will Did Feloniously Ravish this<lb></lb>
Dept the this Dept did cryout with all her might & force for Assistance was<lb></lb>
taken with terrible Tremblingqhts but notwithstanding all this Dept could<lb></lb>
Do the said Biss did then & there with the Assistance & Aid of the sd Powell<lb></lb>
Enter this Dept. Body and had Carnall Knowledge thereof and job this<lb></lb>
Deponts. Viriginity feloniously from her this Dept agt her this Dept Coments<lb></lb>
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<p n="191">Juratt <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15029_date42">9th July 1718</rs>
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Coram me<lb></lb>
W Withers</p>
<p n="192"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15029_n192-1">Mary hall</rs>
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