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saith that she lives next door to the said
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afsd. That on Wednesday next
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after Christmas asitted before Eleven o'Clock in the Morning she went into the House of the said
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laying his head on his hand the Elbow
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on his knee he being Sitting in a Chair by the side
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of the Fire in the Room the said
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Keeps in saith that she asked The said
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Benjamin
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of they meaning Wilkins and his Daughter
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were gone to
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as she wanted to send
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a Messuage to Wilkins Daughter in Law who lives
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thereMunns answered and said they had
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been gone about half a Quarter of an hour
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Saith to clean her Rooms when done and in
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a little better than,
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or about a Quarter of an hour she this
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Informant went into Wilkins. House again
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to borrow a long BroomThat then there
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was no person in the room but the Child
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Saith that she went home and returned in
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about an hour or upwards afterward saw no person but
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the Child that the said Child Cryed "Mammy, Mammy"
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which induced her this Informant to take it
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homeThat she fastened Wilkins Room
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door by Bolting it on the inside and went
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out Backwards, Saith that she called
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to Mrs Collins in the said House and
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told her to listen to the Door if any person
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went therein, as she had got the Child to take
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care offSaith That the said
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not returning She was uneasy and
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went to Mrs Jackmans near
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where she saw Wilkins and his Daughter
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and told them what had happened and
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asked Mrs Munn if she had seen her
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husband
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