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      what a baggage is this he did Say Soe, but who would have Liber B.

      thought Such a baggage would have Said Soe, Soc Cuz. told

      me that she had been talking with her, but She could not

      Endure to hear her because She wished Such bad wishes, Soc

      yor Deponent talking to Cuz. tould her you would not believe

      this, noc Said She, had not the thing proved it Self, I Should

      never have beleived it, Soc yor Deponent helped Mary Taylor

      upp and then I Spoke I wish you good Sitting up, but I doubt

      it will prove the worst that Ever you had in your Life, why p. 466

      Said She to your Deponent, Soc I replyed and Said, why, you

      need not question why you know the Cause of it your husband

      he taks Notice of it, he Sees the Matter is badd and knows the

      matter is badd, Soc Mary l'aylor replyed and Said he used to

      be Soc to her, Soc I rcplyed againe and Said noe for no man

      alive could be more fond ovr her and the Children then he,

      Soc your Deponent tould her that She had both offended God

      and Defamed herself and wronged her husband and Children

      Soc whereupon her Cuzen and I urging of her to Spcake the

      truth of the matter whose the Child was that he might take

      part of the Shame as well as She, Cuz. tould Mary Taylor that

      her husband Said that he would turne her & the Bastard out of

      Doors, Soc Said Cuz: I am greived to the very heart to See

      how yor Husband takes on. O! Cuzen Said She doe not let

      your Husband worke to Maintainc another Man's Child, Soc

      yor Deponent replyed and Said, noe truely I would lay the

      Saddle upon the right horse, Soc Mary Taylor Sat Still a while

      where She Sate and at the last She burst out Crying and Said

      that wicked man had ovcrcomc hcr upon a Court day at Night

      being the 12th of Aprill, and I replyed and Said She might

      be mistaken and She Said She was confident She was not, She

      being at his house he came to bed to her and never but that

      Night, Soc we replycd and Said Lord that you Should Soc

      forgett your Self and husband and Children in Soc Short a

      time, Soc we asked her why She did not call for a pipe of

      Tobacco to have prevented him, Soc that the people of the

      house might not have taken any Notice, Soc She was asked

      whose the Child was and thereupon She Nominated Cetchmey

      and Said She told him that She was with Child, and She told

      him that She would tell her her Husband of it, And he replyed

      againe and Said he would trust her for that, Whereupon we

      wisht her to Submitt her Self to her husband and that Cetchmey

      Should take the Child, whereby She might in time gett the p. 467

      Love of her husband againe for the Love of the Children he

      had already by her, Soc She asked mc whether the Child were

      at his full time, whereupon I replyed yea and Said it was a

      lustyable Child, for She Said She thought She Should have

      gone longer, She Said that She was either five weeks or three