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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n35-1">Rebecca Bates</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50446_occ15">Spinster</rs>
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taken before me One of His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50446_occ16">Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace</rs>
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for the sd: County</p>
<p n="36">Who being upon Oath says about a month since this<lb></lb>
Informant went up in the Lodging of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n36-1">Richd: Jeffreys</rs>
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when this Wife<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
told this Informant<lb></lb>
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that she was Murdered by the Jade his Cousin<lb></lb>
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tilling this Informant that<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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the sd<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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Cousin took hold of her their with<lb></lb>
one hand and her left breast with her other and gave<lb></lb>
her a thrust on her Body<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
at the same time<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
these expressions<lb></lb>
were accompanied by Tears and Wringing her hands<lb></lb>
with all the signs of being in intent hein and Farther<lb></lb>
utting this Informant in the hearing of her<lb></lb>
Husband who was then present that he incourgged<lb></lb>
his Cousin Dove to use her in that manner or word<lb></lb>
to that effect which the Husband denying she Eeplyed<lb></lb>
oh! you Dog you did, you did The next afternoon<lb></lb>
this Informant saw the wife of the sd Jeffreys again<lb></lb>
who then shewed his Informant her breast which<lb></lb>
appeared in several places black and Yellow<lb></lb>
and her forehead was swelled and discoloured and<lb></lb>
her face very much Seratched and then Said oh!<lb></lb>
that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50446_n36-200">Jade Dove</rs>
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has been the Cause of my Death<lb></lb>
and this Informant salfs that divers times afterwards<lb></lb>
the Wife of the sd. Jeffreys charged the sd Dove with<lb></lb>
being the Cause of her Death & her Husband with<lb></lb>
being the incourager of the sd. Dove when She received<lb></lb>
her injury & generaly made use of the word Bogue when</p>
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