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<p n="5"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50571_geo2">Middlesex</rs>
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To wit</note>
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The Information of<del>Jane</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50571_n5-1">Teresia Hand</rs>
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taken before me this 6th. day of<lb></lb>
May 1767</p>
<p n="6">Who being upon Oath says that She is Servant to Mrs. Ellison<lb></lb>
in Broad Court, says that a Person now present who calls<lb></lb>
himself <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50571_n6-1">Thomas Swinoe</rs>
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supp'd with her said Mrs. last Nights<lb></lb>
and that they had Cold Roast Beef for Supper, says that<lb></lb>
the sd. Mrs. Ellison observed to the Informant that the said<lb></lb>
Beef was not out hand some and that there was more gone<lb></lb>
then cou'd he gone fairly says that She replied it was<lb></lb>
handsome enough to come to any body's Table or Words to<lb></lb>
that effect and that Molly whom said Mrs. Ellison said<lb></lb>
had given it away cou'd not get at it says that soon<lb></lb>
after this She went into the Kitchen and Cold said Molly<lb></lb>
what the said Mrs. Ellison had said, says that Molly<lb></lb>
replied that he meaning Mr. Swinoe was<obscured></obscured>
then her<lb></lb>
says that upon these Words being Spoken She heard<lb></lb>
Mrs. Ellison say from the top of the Stairs<del>say</del>
Hussy how<lb></lb>
dare you mention his Name or Words to that effect<lb></lb>
says that Mr. Swinoe immediately came down into the<lb></lb>
Kitchen and addressing himself to Molly said what<lb></lb>
have you said of Mr. and Wyat<obscured></obscured>
said Molly replied Sir I<lb></lb>
said that you said,<del>that you said,</del>
that the Meat cou'd not<lb></lb>
go fairly whereupon said Swinoe gave said Molly a Slap<lb></lb>
in the face with his hand that said Molly instantly fell<lb></lb>
down backwards upon the Paved Stones, Says that the said<lb></lb>
Molly never Spoke afterwards that they took her up and set her<lb></lb>
on a Chair when it appeared that her head was cut behind &<lb></lb>
Bled, says that the said Molly whose S<obscured></obscured>
am as<lb></lb>
She is informed is Gardiner was before this<lb></lb>
dispute</p>
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