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28th November 1766 - 17th December 1767

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Image 2 of 15618th December 1766


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Informations taken this
18th. December 1766 at the
Parish of Saint Giles Cripplegate
in the Ward of Cripplegate
without London upon an
Inquisition taker on the Body
of Ann< no role > the Wife of John
Williamson
< no role > there lying dead.

Elizabeth< no role > This name instance is in set 4033. the Wife of John Farrington< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. of Tenter
Alley Little Moorfields London Weaver maketh Oath
and saith that she hath [..] Rented an Apartment
of an House let out into Tenements where the deced
& her Husband [..] lodged Dept.living in the
lodging in the two Pair of Stairs Floor & the deced
& her Husband & Children in the Garrett immediatly over them
That Dept. cannot lodge there abt. six Months ago
but the deced & her Family lodged there before Dept.
came. That from Depts. first coming she frequently
heard the [..] deceasd's Husband beating
her she hearing her after fell upon the Floor crying
out of Christ's soho do not serve so undo and
in the presence of one Mrs. Cole who used to be in
the day find almost constantly in the same Room
[..] and upon Depts. out how can you left him do so Mrs. Cole made Answer, laughing as
Dept. imagined, & saying, ha, ha, how can I help it
what wed. you have and to do. Says that same time
in the Month of Septr. the deced same into Dept. Room
hand cuffed with Iron Hand cuffs with her hands behind her
and desired Dept. to until a Hort keeming hereself abt. and
shewing Dept. her Hand cuffs, [..] and told
Dept. that with a Fort, or a Nail she might open them
That Dept. Husband have present tried with a Fild to open
them but cod. not on with the deced said that she must
continue in mising tell her Husband came home
with night be 11 or 12 o'Clock Says that in Novr.
last & on [..] the days when Clarke was executed for
filing money was the last time she heard her Husband
beat her, but of hath frequently since heard and the deced charge
with her Foot & by the sound Dept. believes amount have been
in the Clark immediatly over Depts. Chimney Says she had
frequently administed the Husband for his till Usage to the dead
for wch he always abused Dept. and called her Names, & saying




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