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The King at the Prosecution of
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the Wife of
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James Dowland
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London Book keeper to Mr.
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Joshua Warne
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of the same place
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Merchant severally make Oath and say And first this Deponent
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Mary
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for herself Saith that She Lodges in the House belonging to One Do
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Cooper in
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aforesaid where One Barbara Wilson the late Wife
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of
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William Wilson
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Deceased another to the said
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Samuel Wilson
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in the
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of March and April last likewise Lodged with One Mrs. Barnes in the same
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House and that during the time the said Barbara Wilson Lodged with the
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said Mrs. Barnes as aforesaid a great intimacy commenced between this
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Deponent and the said Barbara Wilson whereby the said Barbara Wilson
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often Used to make this Deponent Acquainted with her Affairs and in the
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course of Conversation between them the said Barbara Wilson often told this
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Deponent that She had been Used very Ill by the said
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and h
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Family and that it was in her power to hang the said
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She could prove the Concealment of about Four Hundred Pounds which
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he the said
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had given no Account of in his last
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Examination under the Commission Issued against him or words to
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that Effect to the best of this Deponent Recollection and belief And this
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Deponent Saith that on Saturday the Second Day of April last in the Afternoon
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of that Day the said Barbara Wilson informed this Deponent that She had been
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at Sir
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John Fieldings
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to give Information against the said
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Samuel Wilson
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for Secreting his Effects and that on the said Second Day of April last between
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the Hours of Nine and Ten of the Clock in the Evening of that Day two
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Women and a Young Man came to the House where this Deponent
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Lodges and where the said Barbara Wilson then Lodged as aforesaid and
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Enquired of this Deponent whether the said Barbara Wilson Lodged there
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and if She did whether She was then at Home upon which this Deponent
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replied that She the said Barbara Wilson Lodged there but that She was
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not at Home at that time whereupon One of the said Young Women
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ask'd this Deponent if She could inform her where the said Barbara Wilson
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then was and this Deponent replied that She could not for a certainly
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say where She was but if She wanted the said Barbara Wilson upon any
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particular Business this Deponent would send to look for the said Barbara
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Wilson whereupon the same Young Woman and the Young Man (who
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Deponent is informed and believes is Apprentice to Mr. Lawrence, Taylor
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Duke Street Lincolns Tim Fields) then said that they would be Obliged to
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this Deponent if She would send after the said Barbara Wilson and endeavo
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to find her out as they had something to inform her of that would be to her
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Advantage and said they would wait a white in the Entry of the same
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House to see if this Deponent could find out the said Barbara Wilson on
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words to that Effect whereupon this Deponent replied that She this
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Deponent would Use her utmost Endeavours to find her the said
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Barbara Wilson and accordingly She this Deponent sent a person to
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the House of One Mr. Curtis a publican in
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aforesaid
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which is next Door to this Deponents Lodgings to know if She the said
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was then at his House and if She was to desire her
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the said Barbara Wilson to come to this Deponents Lodgings immediately
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as there were some persons that wanted her and the said Barbara
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Wilson being then at the said Mr. Curtis's House immediately came
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