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The examinant saith that she goeing with Mrs
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Ann Gunn
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to see Mr Harrison
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executed for the murder of Dr Clenche she the said Mrs Gunn talkeing with this
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deponent said if some body had their deserts they would be there aswell as he
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and then laughed & said there is some body laugh in their sleeve now, but
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whom the said Mrs Gunn then meant this depont doth not knowe neither
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did she then aske the said Mrs Gunn whom she meant thereby And this
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depont further saith that a woman passing through the Croude at the execution
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of the said Mr Harreson asked whether the said Mr Harrison had crooked
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Leggs and thereupon the said Mrs Gunn said to this depont doe you heare there
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is noe smoake but there is some fire, & she saith that Mr
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Francis Milward
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who was suspected to be concerned in the murder of Dr. Clenche had crooked
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Leggs. And she saith that she being in Company with one Mr Harper & the said
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Mrs Gunn after the death of the said Drs. Clenche & in the lifetime of the said
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Mr Milward she the said Mrs Gunn talkeing of the said Mr Milward & telling
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the said Mr Harper that he the said Mr Milward hard beaton & threatned to
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bents againe her ye said Mrs Gunn & that this depont had said that she did
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knowe some of the said Mr Milwards Secreets he the said Mr Harper then
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asked this depont if she knewe any of the said Mr Milwards Secreets & this
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depont sayth that she replyed that she did not & said that ye said Mr Milward
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had concealed his Lodgeings from her and the said Mr Harper replyeing said
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it it much Mr Milward denyes himselfe to you, for he hath said he would
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trust you with the greatest secreet in his Brest. And this depont saith that
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she said Mr Milward was a person she did not Care to be neere when ye
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was angry & thereupon Mr Harper told this depont if you knowe any of
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his Secreets I knowe ye will never doe you any harme that I dare
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warrant you or used words to the same purpose. And she saith that
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afterwards the said Mrs Gunn asked this depont when they were in Bed
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together whether she knewe any of the said Mr Milward Secreets, & pressed
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her this depont if she did whether it was not about Dr Clenche is death and
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what she knewe of it. And this depont Saith that she then told the said Mrs
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Gunn that she did not know any of the said Mr Milward secreets nor
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anything about them under of the said Dr Clenche otherwise than what was
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the genrall discourse of the Towne of it. And she saith that she was at the
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Lord Cheife Justice Holts Chambers with the said Mrs Gunn about the matters
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aforesaid and that the said Mrs Gunn endeavoured to persuade this depont from
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goeing againe to him about it & told this depont that she was a foole to be
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concerned against the said Mr Harper, & that the said Mr Harper had said
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that he would appeare at ye next Sessions without further Trouble, and
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that she the said Mrs Gunn said that if she this depont appeared there she
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would never be able to walke ye streetes or ye said Mrs Gunn
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used words to the effect aforesaid And this depont further saith that
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she doth not knowe that ye said Mr Milward Mr Cole and Mr Harper or any
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of them were anywayes concerned in the Murder of the said Dr Clenche and
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denyeth that she did ever heard the said Mr Milward, Mr Cole, & Mr Harper
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or any of them confesse acknowledge Say or declare that they or any of them
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murdered the said Dr Clenche or were any wayes concerned in or about the same
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And she further saith that she doth not knowe where ye said Mr Harper now
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lodgeth now did ever knowe the lodgeings of the said Mr Harper.
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Jur 27o die
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Augusti 1692.
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J Holt
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The mke of the above named
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