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and consequently unfitt for being present at her Delivery and
also to give in Evidence her Marriage with one William Spur-
rier and that he is yet alive together with many other true
Allegations which might (duly notified) have given the Jury
just Reasons to acquitt her of the fact laid to her charge.
The Jury found a Verdict against your poor Petitioner in the
Words following.
We of the Jury find Elizabeth Spurrier guilty of having a
Bastard Child & concealing the Death of it, on Which the
Court gave Judgem^t of Death

U. H. J.

That your Petitioner is advised & hopes your Honour who
represents the Queen the Fountain of all Mercy & Justice on
this side the Grave, and whose glorious Reign is most remark-
able for that as well as other her pious just merciful and chari-
table administrations to her people will be so far of that opin-
ion that the said Verdict does not in any wise come up to
maintain the said Indictment.
That your Honour in mercy and tender Consideration of
your poor Petitioners Ignorance and deplorable Condition will
be pleased to grant her a Reprieve from an Execution of the
said Judgement until the Queen's Pleasure with the Advice
of her Councils and Judges be known touching the Premisses
And your poor Petitioner (as in Duty bound) will ever pray &c
Also the following Endorsment thereon

November the 14^th 1713

To the Honble Edw^d Lloyd Esq^r President of her Majesty's
Council

We the Subscribers do certify to your Honour that that
part of the within Petition wherein It is sett forth that the
Petitioner depended upon her Council at Law and made no
Defence herself or offered any thing to the Fact is true and
leave her to her Majesty|s Mercy and your Honour's Com-
passion if you shall think fitt to grant her a Reprieve till her
Majesty's Pleasure be known therein
W^m Holland
Sam^l Young

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It was advised by the Board that the Honble Presid^t grant
her a Reprieve till her Majesty's pleasure be known
M^r Worthington and three more brought up the following
message Viz.
By the House of Delegates
November the I4th 1713

In answer to your message of this day by Col Addison &

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