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<p n="26"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx.</note>
<lb></lb>
Informations of Witnesses touching the Death of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15076_n26-1">Elizabeth Allen</rs>
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taken upon Oath Before me one<lb></lb>
of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Middx</p>
<p n="27"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15076_n27-1">Elizabeth</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15076_occ13">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15076_n27-2">James Fawcett</rs>
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living at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15076_geo19">Cart<lb></lb>
Horses Alehouse</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15076_geo20">Old Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15076_geo21">St. Luke's</rs>
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kept by <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15076_n27-3">Joseph<lb></lb>
Hale</rs>
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her Father, who being Sworn saith on Friday<lb></lb>
the Seventh of December last about Ten in the forenoon<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15076_n27-4">Mary Bell</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15076_occ14">Prisoner</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15076_n27-5">Elizabeth Allen</rs>
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since decea<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
came to the said House with a Man whose name is<lb></lb>
James or <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15076_n27-6">William Draper</rs>
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who called for a Pot of<lb></lb>
Purl & after that another That the man drank of the<lb></lb>
first & part of the Second and left the Women together<lb></lb>
by the Fire side & went away. That after he was gone<lb></lb>
they put the remainder of the Purl into a Pint Pot &<lb></lb>
sat friendly together. That Allen appeared to be in<lb></lb>
liquor (and seem'd so when she first came in) but the<lb></lb>
Prisoner was not fuddled. That Allen leant on the<lb></lb>
other's Shoulder or Arm as they sat at which she seem<lb></lb>
vastly affronted and sayd you whore don't ye lay<lb></lb>
your head on my Shoulder Allen say'd I am Surpriz'd<lb></lb>
you should call me whore when you know Moll you<lb></lb>
are a greater Whore yourself The Prisoner replyed call<lb></lb>
me whore again & I'll Split your Skull or to that effect<lb></lb>
The Deceased repeated Then you are a Whore upon<lb></lb>
which the Prisr. got up and threw the purl in her Face<lb></lb>
and immediately cut her with the pot by giving her<lb></lb>
violent Blow upon the left side of her Head still<lb></lb>
holding the Pot in her Hand till this Deponent took it<lb></lb>
from her That Allen imediately fell down without<lb></lb>
speaking but fell into fits & remainder insensible<lb></lb>
better than ten Minutes and while this Deponent was<lb></lb>
on her knees with Allen's Head in her<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Bosom she this<lb></lb>
Depont. told the Prisoner she had kill'd her she Dam<obscured></obscured>
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