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The Examination of
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Saint Leonard
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in the County aforesaid
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Spinster
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David Wilmot
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William Gasceigne
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Esqrs.
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two of his Majesties
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Justices of the peace
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for the said
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County this 9th December 1772
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This Examinant saith that on sunday last Between the hours of Four and
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Five oClock in the afternoon she met with
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Joseph Harrison
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John Mitcheler
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in
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Long
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Lane West Smithfield
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And this Examinant siath she went into the white Swan in
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in the County aforesaid and said Harrison and Mitcheler forced her to
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Drink Several Drahms with them And this Examinant saith that she came from
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the White Swan Between five and Six oClock the same Evening and being forced thro. the
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Several Street in the way to
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she cried out and calld for assistance
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when Several people came to her and Enquired the Reason of this Examinants being
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used in such a manner when said Harrison and Mitcheler passed it off with a Smiler
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saying this Examinant was their Sister but being rather Stufid
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Liquor
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with Drinking ratter too much Liguor at a Friends house, she was
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Obstiuate and would not go house but the people who came to this Examinants
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assistance seened to Pitty her, said
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Harison
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and Mitcheller then Danmed
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them and told them they had nothing to do with this Examinant she was
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their Sister and they had a Right to do has they pleased pretending they were
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Making the nearest way home with her they could, they brought this
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Examinant near a Field at
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in the County aforesaid which was
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about Eight oClock the same Evening when they Seized her and Carried her
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into a Field
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a Field
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and said Herrison with force laid her Down upon the Ground
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and Committed a Rape upon her Body and Carually Knew her against her
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Will and Consent in the mean
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he Mitcheler held her, when Harrison had
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had his Ends of this Examinant Mitcheler Committed a Rape
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upon her in the manner aforesaid when Harrison then assisted Mitcheler and
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When they had got their Ends so far of this Examinant Harrison Pullda knife
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out of his Pocket and cut her Stays from off her Body took them from her
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and one Gournd
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two Petticoats one Handkerchief one Check Apron one pair
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of Leather Shoes one Shift and one pair of Iron Buckles Cut not being
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Contented with such Barbarity they then
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Cruelly beat
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her
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this
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Examinant
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and left her Naked; there, she Continued for three hours
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not being able to get up, but this Examinant hearing one of the Watchmen
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belonging to the Parish of Saint Matthew
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Bethnal Green
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she cried out when
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the Watchman came to her Assistance took her to the Watch
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house and
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Comprted this Examinant in the best manner he was able by Wrapping his
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great Coat Round her and taking her to her Usuall Place of abode
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Sworn this 9th. Dec. 1772
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before
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Wilmot
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Wm Gascoigne
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The make of
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Mary
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