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<p n="4760"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1948">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4760-1">Mary Wilds</rs>
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of Hollywell Street in the Parish of<lb></lb>
Saint Leonard <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1949">Shoreditch</rs>
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in the County aforesaid <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45018_occ592">Spinster</rs>
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taken before us<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4760-2">David Wilmot</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4760-3">William Gasceigne</rs>
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Esqrs.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
two of his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45018_occ593">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said<lb></lb>
County this 9th December 1772</p>
<p n="4761">This Examinant saith that on sunday last Between the hours of Four and<lb></lb>
Five oClock in the afternoon she met with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4761-1">Joseph Harrison</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4761-2">John Mitcheler</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1950">Long<lb></lb>
Lane West Smithfield</rs>
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And this Examinant siath she went into the white Swan in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1951">Shoreditch</rs>
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in the County aforesaid and said Harrison and Mitcheler forced her to<lb></lb>
Drink Several Drahms with them And this Examinant saith that she came from<lb></lb>
the White Swan Between five and Six oClock the same Evening and being forced thro. the<lb></lb>
Several Street in the way to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1952">Bethnal Green</rs>
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she cried out and calld for assistance<lb></lb>
when Several people came to her and Enquired the Reason of this Examinants being<lb></lb>
used in such a manner when said Harrison and Mitcheler passed it off with a Smiler<lb></lb>
saying this Examinant was their Sister but being rather Stufid<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<del>Liquor</del>
with Drinking ratter too much Liguor at a Friends house, she was<lb></lb>
Obstiuate and would not go house but the people who came to this Examinants<lb></lb>
assistance seened to Pitty her, said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1953">Harison</rs>
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and Mitcheller then Danmed<lb></lb>
them and told them they had nothing to do with this Examinant she was<lb></lb>
their Sister and they had a Right to do has they pleased pretending they were<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Making the nearest way home with her they could, they brought this<lb></lb>
Examinant near a Field at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1954">Bethnal Green</rs>
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in the County aforesaid which was<lb></lb>
about Eight oClock the same Evening when they Seized her and Carried her<lb></lb>
into a Field<del>a Field</del>
and said Herrison with force laid her Down upon the Ground<lb></lb>
and Committed a Rape upon her Body and Carually Knew her against her<lb></lb>
Will and Consent in the mean<obscured></obscured>
he Mitcheler held her, when Harrison had<lb></lb>
had his Ends of this Examinant Mitcheler Committed a Rape<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
upon her in the manner aforesaid when Harrison then assisted Mitcheler and<lb></lb>
When they had got their Ends so far of this Examinant Harrison Pullda knife<lb></lb>
out of his Pocket and cut her Stays from off her Body took them from her<lb></lb>
and one Gournd<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
two Petticoats one Handkerchief one Check Apron one pair<lb></lb>
of Leather Shoes one Shift and one pair of Iron Buckles Cut not being<lb></lb>
Contented with such Barbarity they then<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Cruelly beat<del>her</del>
this<lb></lb>
Examinant<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and left her Naked; there, she Continued for three hours<lb></lb>
not being able to get up, but this Examinant hearing one of the Watchmen<lb></lb>
belonging to the Parish of Saint Matthew <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1955">Bethnal Green</rs>
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she cried out when<lb></lb>
the Watchman came to her Assistance took her to the Watch<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
house and<lb></lb>
Comprted this Examinant in the best manner he was able by Wrapping his<lb></lb>
great Coat Round her and taking her to her Usuall Place of abode</p>
<p n="4762">Sworn this 9th. Dec. 1772<lb></lb>
before<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
}</p>
<p n="4763">Wilmot<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4763-1">Wm Gascoigne</rs>
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</p>
<p n="4764">The make of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4764-1">Mary<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Wilds</rs>
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