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hatred and Malice agt. this Informant without any
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Cause whatsoever. Did on or about the twentieth Day
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last come to this Informants. House and Swear in a man
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and Prophane manner That she would break all the evind
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this Informants House and Still and murder this Inform
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For that on or about the twenty third day of August last
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seeing this Informant walking near to
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own House sent a Woman whose Name is unknown to the
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and ordered the said Woman in this Informants hearing to
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Bitch meaning this Informant and rip the Child out of his
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and that She would indemnify Her upon which said Wou
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to this Informant and shuch her several Blews and of
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verily beleives have then Killed her this informant or da
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Great Bodiely harm- if She had not bun instantly
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by her Nighbours who came to her Assistance &
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, on the nineteenth
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of September last seeing this Informant in a Neighbour
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attempted to come in and with horrid Imprecations Swornt
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never would beat rest untill She had murdered this Infor
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For that on Monday last this Informant went to New
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the said Martha Prettimans Confined, and at a distray
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told Her, that if She would leave of her bad behaviour to
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That She would forgive her - Upon which she the said Ma
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Prettiman bitterly swore when wer She was Discharged
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be revenged of this Informant and others and swore St.
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which will not bear a Prepition Etc
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This Informant and upon her Oath saith that for there
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She appprehends She goes in danger or of receiving some gr
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will do or came
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done to this Informant and is aforesaid to go about her law of
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Business. Wherefore She moves the Suretees of the
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out of any hatred or Malice She beareth to the said Martha
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but
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