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would not lay her Child to any such fellow as this Depon^t, But th^t
shee would father it, uppon such an One as John Ward or Richard
Smith, & further sayth not.
Richard Dode aged 25 yeares or thereabouts, sworne & examined
in open Court, Sayth That M^r Turner came unto this Depon^t & asked
him whither his Wife could nurse his Child or noe? And this
Depon^t answered noe, for he thought his Wife was w^th Child, &
therefore could not, & further sayth not.

Liber
P. C. R.

Mary Dode aged 21 yeares or thereabouts sworne & examined
in open Court, Sayth, That M^r Arthure Turner came to her, desyring
her to nurse his Child, & this Depon^t answered, shee could not,
for shee thought shee was w^th Child herselfe, But if hee would haue
it Dry-nursd, shee would doe her best endeauo^r for it. Thereuppon
the s^d Turner answered th^t if this Depon^t could bring it up by hand,
Lucie Stratton should, further sayth not.
John Ashbrooke sworne in open Court, att the request of M^r
Arthure Turner Sayth, That hee heard Lucie Stratton Say, th^t shee
could lay the Child borne of her Body, to Will^m Bowles, but th^t shee
would not doe, because shee thought in her Conscience, th^t the Child
afores^d was M^r Arthure Turners, & further Sayth not.

Walter Gwest sworne in Court att the request of M^r Arthure
Turner Sayth th^t hee heard John Ashbrooke say, th^t Lucie Stratton
did say th^t shee could lay the Child borne of her, w^th a safe con-
science to Will^m Bowles as well as to Arthure Turner, & further
sayth not.

Margarett Pearce Jurat ide^m uerbatim quod Walter Gwest supra.
Anne Gwy aged 50 yeares or thereabouts sworne & examined in
open Court, Sayth, That being w^th Lucie Stratton the Saterday
after shee was deliuered of her Child, M^r Arthure Turner came &
desyred this Depon^t to looke to the s^d Stratton & his Child. Where-
uppon this Depon^t answered him th^t shee could not, by reason shee
had diuerse lame folks in her howse, And the Sabaoth following the
s^d Turner desyred this Depon^t to speake to the s^d Lucie & trye if shee
could p^eswade her to marry him. To whom the s^d Lucie replyed, th^t
shee could not loue him, much lesse make him her husband, & further
sayth not.
Christopher Russell aged 45 yeares or thereabouts sworne & ex-
amined in open Court att the request of Lucie Stratton, Sayth, th^t
M^r Arthure Turner comming unto this Depon⁴⁸ howse one euening
this Depon^t desyred the s^d Turner to stay, w^ch hee did. And being in
bed the s^d Turner asked this Depon^t his aduice. Whereuppon this
Depon^t sayd, hee would giue him the best he could, Vppon w^ch, the
s^d Turner sayd, hee had a Child layd to his Charge, To w^ch this
Depon^t answered S^r yo^u know in conscience whither it bee yo^rs or
noe, But I would willingly know replyed the s^d Turner, whither yo^u

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