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Deft since her Comittmt. made Several accompts to be bailed on all which occasions
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Sheprevailed on one Mrs. Knible a Rotaion of her husbands to advance a good Deal
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of money for her & pledge her Credit for more & to let her have Several of her Cloaths
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Monday 8th. Feb: instant
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Deft desired Mrs: Knible at parting to bid her Mother
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Mrs. Tannat come to her that very afternoon for that She wanted very much to Speak
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to her
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Accordingly Mrs. Tannat went to
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Newgate
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& took an Old friend of her's one
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Mrs: Merchant with her thinking that Deft wanted to give her back some of her
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Daughters things
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When they came Deft seem'd over joy'd & hold Mrs. Tannat she wanted to Speak
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with her abord an affair of great Consequence And upon Mrs. Tannats saying that
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Mrs: Merchant was an Intimate friend of her's Deft desired them to walk into a
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Little room with her
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There She told them that there was only Warwick to Swear against her &
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that his Evidence would not be admitted that it was in their power to Save her lifes
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that as soon as She was discharged She would not only reply Mrs: Knible but
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make the whole family easy in their circumstances they should have 2 or £300 & she
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would take Mrs: Tannat's other Daughter to
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where her own Daur was
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All She desired of them was only to Say that She was in their Company all the
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9th. Nov: 1739
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& then conceived the Several Particulars of the story
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Mrs: Tannat said what must I say all this before the Justices
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Yes. Says She You must Swear it
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Tannat & Merchant both seeming surprized at this Says She Cant
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You Swear to Save a Woman's life
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They desired time to consider & agreed to give her an answer in a day
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or two
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came directly to the City Sol & told him the Defts
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attempt The sol approved of their honesty in refusing Defts offer & in
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disclosing it to him & advised them to feign their being consenting to it in
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order to prevent Defts applying to others who might be less Strapulous & also
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to get their Instruccons from Deft in writing
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did as they were directed & under pretense of
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a Short Memory got Deft to Send them their Instruccons in writing
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Betty humble Defts Maid who acted in the Capacity of her attorney & Clerk
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brought the Instruccons to Tannot & shewed her Severall more for other Witnesses
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and told her that Serjt: Hayward had been appriged of what the Witnesses were to Say
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and had declared that if the Witnesses did come up to it Deft must be acquitted
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Tannat afterwards went to Deft & Deft asked her if she had got the lesson
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She sent her by Betty Humble by heart
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A few days ago Betty Humble brought Defts Attorney to Tannat's house
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