till some Years ago, her Parents coming to London about certain Affairs, she came with them; and some Time after that, approaching nigh to Woman's Estate, she went to Service , and was, as I had Information, in several good Families, where she did her Business to the Satisfaction of her Mistresses, and was never blam'd for Dishonesty. Her Father returning to Dublin, where his settled Business was, a little after that her Mother died, and then unluckily for Sarah was left to her own Shifts; about which Time, by Acquaintance, she got herself made one of the Laundress es, or Chairwoman of the Temple , where she serv'd some Gentlemen for a considerable Time. Before this, she was in a Place call'd the Blackhorse Alehouse , where she cultivated her former Acquaintance with Mrs. Tracey, and where she contracted Aquaintance with the two Brothers, Thomas < no role > and James Alexander< no role > .

And she said, that Tracey and these young Men often advis'd her to rob her Master, and this she always refus'd to do. The younger of the Brothers propos'd, to go to her Mistress, and say, that Sarah having been familiar with her Master, had provided Poyson to dispatch her Mistress, thinking if such a Thing were done, the Master would marry her: But all this was only with such an Amusement, to impose upon and extort Money from the Mistress, who was too wise to be bit with such Pretences; and seeing they could get nothing, they left her, and return'd to Sarah, calling the Mistress an old cunning Woman, Cursing her, and giving her ill Names. This gave Occasion of the Story passing through the Town, that she intended to poyson her Mistress, which Thought never enter'd into her Mind, she having been against their going to her on that Account; but her allowing them to go on such a villainous Errand, certainly show'd the great Wickedness of her devilish Disposition. They alledg'd also, that she was the Person who murther'd an old Man of the other End of the Town, for which, 2 or 3 Years ago, a Barber was convicted, and who went to Death denying the Fact. She said, that there was not the least Ground of entertaining any such Suspicion upon her, but that she must be content to bear with such Censures and Reproaches, although it was hard upon her, as that the World should make her much more wicked than she really was.