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<p n="277">The Informacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15032_n277-1">Mary Ann Beardsley</rs>
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<p n="278">Sayes that She is nine yeares and an half old, went<lb></lb>
to School to Learn plain work with Mrs Mason at<lb></lb>
whose house <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15032_n278-1">Henry Mason</rs>
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her husband Assaulted<lb></lb>
and tooke her into the Garrat in his house and noe<lb></lb>
other person there And offered rudeness to her laid<lb></lb>
her on a Trunk and forcibly Entred her body and on<lb></lb>
the twenty Sixth day of July last<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
calld her in the<lb></lb>
Entry men took her in<obscured></obscured>
his Arms and repeated<lb></lb>
the Same force Again by which means her body<lb></lb>
is very much hurt And this Informt. Says that the first time gave her a farthing he<lb></lb>
threatned to beat her if she told any body and that<lb></lb>
on Sunday last it was discovered by her mother<lb></lb>
Shiffting her And then and not before she told<lb></lb>
the whole Matter to her Mother.</p>
<p n="279">Capt & Juart <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15032_date51">15o die Augusti</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Coram me</p>
<p n="280"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15032_n280-1">Fran Forbes</rs>
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<p n="281">The Mark of<lb></lb>
Mary Ann<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Beardsley</p>
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