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        Taylor how now Mary Said She, I hope you have pleased them Liber B.

        all now and Saved your Bacon, And mrs Johnson replyed againe

        and Said, if She had it would be well for her and you to,

        why Said Alce is She not Come well Soe mrs Johnson Alce

        Griffine and yor Deponent went into the Buttery and mrs John-

        son Said that her husband had or else he would give Robert

        Taylor Councell to give her a Suit of Clothes and turn her and

        her Bastard out of Doors, and we made Answer againe and

        Said it was too Cruell and Alce Griffine had urged her Sister

        about it and Mary Taylor replyed and Said would God She

        might never rise out of bed if it were not her brothers Child

        Soe my Cozen Robert Said if the Child were none of his he

        would turne her and her bastard out of Doors and Send them

        to Virginia Soe when mrs Johnson was dressing the Child p. 469

        before this is my black headed boy it is like ketchmey Soe my

        Cuzen Mary lying in her bed hearing mrs Johnson Say Soe

        asked me why She Said Soe, and yor Deponent replyed it was

        by reason of the Scandall that was formerly reported of her

        and She replyed if She might never Come out of bed She

        could find no other father for it then her own husband on

        Munday following mrs Johnson Came to Robert Taylors to help

        Mary Taylor out of her bed and She asked me what Newes,

        and I replyed I know none but what you know, and mrs John-

        son asked me whether her husband nor No body Else had put the

        question to her, and I Said Noe; And She Said She would, and

        when She Came to the bed and bid me take away the pau puss

        and Soe I laid the Child away, and mrs Johnson Said to Mary

        Taylor O! wicked woman that could forgett yor Self Soe to

        forget your husband and yor Children, and Mary Taylor Said

        why, and mrs Johnson Said you need not ask me why for yor

        husband will not own the child and Said it was none of his,

        Soe when Mary Taylor was out of the bed Standing by the

        bed Side, mrs Johnson Said woman confess who is the father

        of the child for yor husband will not own it, but turn it and you

        out of Doors, never keep it from God and the world for you

        cannot hide it from God for it is known by reason mr Preston

        tooke a Bill of yor Husband dated the 8th of March 1651 Mary

        Taylor Said She was at his house of a Court day being the

         2th of April and lay at his house that Night and when She was

        a Sleep he came to her and with his Deluding Toungue deluded

        her and Soe She Said often, who is this Said mrs Johnson

        Cetchmey? and She replyed and Said yea Saying Catchmey

        told her that She would Come about Christmas and mrs Johnson

        and your Deponent Said he was a Vile man to offer to delude

        a woman Soe And Robert Taylor was Sent for and when he p. 470

        Came in, his wife Mary Taylor down upon her knees and

        desired him to forgive her and he Said the Law would take