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Nicholls well knew that the said
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could not according to truth so depose swear and give in Evidence
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To the great hinderance of Justice To the evil Example of all others in the like case offending and
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against the Peace of our said Lord the King his Crown and Dignity And the Jurors aforesaid now
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here sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King for the Body of the said
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City of London
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upon their Oath aforesaid do further present that the said
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Elizabeth Nicholls
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devising and intending as is
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aforesaid after the Issue aforesaid was so as aforesaid joined in form aforesaid and before the Trial of the
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same Issue in form aforesaid to wit on the said fifteenthday of February in the fifteenth
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year aforesaid at
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aforesaid to wit in the Parish and Ward aforesaid in
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aforesaid wickedly did
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send and cause to be sent to the said
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a certain paper Writing in Order to induce and
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procures the said Mary to appear or a Witness on the behalf of her the said
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upon
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the Trial of the Issue aforesaid and then and there falsly to depose swear and give in Evidence to the Jurors
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of the Jury of the County aforesaid divers Matters in the same paper Writing contained and to Instruct
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her the said Mary so to depose swear and give in Evidence Which said paper Writing is as followeth
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that is to say I came to Mrs Nicholls
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(meaning the said
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) house one (meaning
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on) ye
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see the orinal paper if it be 4 or 5 (meaning the fifth) day of November 1739 and contiued (meaning continued) till ye. Munday folling (meaning
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following) with her it happned to be thaire washing week Mrs N: (meaning the said Mrs Nicholls) was
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never out of my Company (meaning Company) one hover (meaning hour) from ye time of my comeing till my going away
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but when she went to bed I was with her ye first in ye morring (meaning morning) and last at night
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Excepting her Husband I will take my Oath that Mrs Nicholls never in no Continuation (meaning Continuation) nor conspricing
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(meaning conspiring) against any Person that week I sollomuly (meaning solenmly) declare she never
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