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WeaverSaith she Lives between the House of
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Mary Collins
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and Mr. CobbThat Collins Carries on the Business of a Weaver
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and Employes other Persons to do itThat Informant hath
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often seen the Deceased in Collins's Washouse and in the Street
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That there is a Wicket like a Window opens between Informants and
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Collins's Washouse which was never fastned and night be opened
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on either sideThat she hath often seen Collins Beat
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her And she always Peat her with Sticks
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That last Saturday was fortnight between Eleven and Twelve oClock
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at Night Informant was Sitting by her Fire in the Kitchen below
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And she heard the Deceased Cry out dismal Melancholly Cries
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for three or four MinutesThat Informants Husband
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was in the Esard and Called her there to hear the Child
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That Informant went there and said to her Husband don't speak
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but let Us knock at the Wainscott and then she will Leave off
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That the Child Cryed" Lord have Mercy I have done nothing
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Pray don't beat me" That there was a Man in Collins's
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Yard who said to Collins You'll kill the Girl And Collin's Answered
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"Danm her a Bitch I Design it"
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That the Man in the Yard endeavoured to Persuade her to Let her
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alone and Correct her the next day
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That about three Months ago she heard the Cries of the Deceased
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in the Mulberry Free in Collins's Yard and heard Collin's ask the
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Deceased when she Came down how the Liked it and told her
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the next time she should have moreThat she saw
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a Man in the Free and saw a Rope there but she did not see
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the Rope remid the DeceasedBut she saw Collins Beat
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her last Saturday was fortnight thro' the Wicket
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That there was a Candle in the Washouse and she had the Eight
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of it But could not see itThat when Collins first
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