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The Information of
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taken before me One of His Majesty's
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Who being upon Oath says about a month since this
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Informant went up in the Lodging of
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that she was Murdered by the Jade his Cousin
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tilling this Informant that
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Cousin took hold of her their with
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one hand and her left breast with her other and gave
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her a thrust on her Body
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at the same time
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these expressions
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were accompanied by Tears and Wringing her hands
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with all the signs of being in intent hein and Farther
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utting this Informant in the hearing of her
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Husband who was then present that he incourgged
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his Cousin Dove to use her in that manner or word
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to that effect which the Husband denying she Eeplyed
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oh! you Dog you did, you did The next afternoon
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this Informant saw the wife of the sd Jeffreys again
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who then shewed his Informant her breast which
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appeared in several places black and Yellow
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and her forehead was swelled and discoloured and
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her face very much Seratched and then Said oh!
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has been the Cause of my Death
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and this Informant salfs that divers times afterwards
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the Wife of the sd. Jeffreys charged the sd Dove with
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being the Cause of her Death & her Husband with
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her injury & generaly made use of the word Bogue when
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