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Saith she hath many
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times heard the Deceased Cry out But never saw her Receive
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any BlowsThat she hath many times heard the
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sound of Blows when the Child Cryed
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That last Thursday Night about Eight she heard Collins
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Say to the Deceased Come Madam and Light Your Mistress out
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and Let the Neighbours see You're alive
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That
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Saturday Morning about Eight Informant heard. & some body Cry out at Collins's
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but she can't say that it was the Deceased
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That she hath not seen the Deceased for, a Month past
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That about Six Weeks ago Informant Ask'd her if her Mistress
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ever Beat her And the Deceased Answered her that she was almost
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always Beating herBut she did not say wth. what she did it
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and Informant did not Ask her
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Deborah Cornhill
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William Cornhill
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George Street
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Excise OfficerSaith she Lives opposite to Mrs Collin's
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And hath heard the Deceased many times Cry Out and hath
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heard the sound of Blows at the time And the Deceased
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several times said Dear Mistress don't Beat me You'll Murder me"
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That
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the Deceased
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Informant frequently saw the Deceased And the last
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time she was her was Yesterday was a Week as she Believes
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That she then saw her at her Mistresses Door And did not
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Perceive that she had any
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Wounds or Bruises or other Marks
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of Violence about her That last Thursday about Eleven
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at Night she head Collins Call to the Deceased and say "Moll
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Come out and Light me and Let the Neighbours see I have not
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Murder'd Ye"That Informant heard the Deceased
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Cry out last Saturday Morning and heard some Blows and the
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Deceased said "Dear Mistress Dear Mistress don't Beat' me" And that
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was the last time Informant heard of her 5.
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Deborah Cornhill
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