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July 1711

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Middx ss.


Jane< no role > Wife of Robert abbott< no role > of the Parish of
St. Andrew holbourne in the sd County make [..] att
that She hath been marryed about tenn Years to the
sd Robert, that he boat her before they had been
marryed one month & that he hath continued boating
her ever Since at times, Some times with his Fist, at
other times with sticks and whipp's and fire forh's.&
would frequently throw chamber potts and other thing
at her, and cutt her head to the skull in several places
that he hath been bound over to the Quarter Session
once before that by promises of good a Seage he was
discharged; that of late he hath beaten her worse
than ever, and threatens to Shoot her with a pis-
-tol. and that as She is informed he hath made
oath that She is madd (before a Justice of the
Peace) and that he hath agreed with a [..] tor
[..] me ddhouse to take her in who as [..]
also informed is to Shave her harri [..]
her head with Something which make fol [..]
madd that She hath been forced to gett away
from him for fear of this usuage, and that
she hath concealed herself from him for these
three weeks last past, and that She is afraid
he will kill her haveing often threatened So
to do

Jurat Viwssimo serundo
die May 1711

Coram. Jo< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. : [..]




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