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       Whearupon the Court checkt the sayd Waltom for his misde- Libcr A
     menons and also warned him to haue a Care of scandall: and Mr
     Neale Produced thees subsequent depositions

       John Moris Planter aged 30 years or thearabouts sworne and
     examined sayeth and edward James Carpender 23 years or thear
     abouts declareth that Thomas Shelton and many hews Comming
     late to this deponants hows about three weekes since and this deponant
     wanting lodging to accommodate them single wished his wife to
     enquir if thay wean married which many hews declared thay weare
     then this deponant went to bed to his wife leauing shelton in the out
     ward Roome and the next day this deponants wife told him that
     Edward iames shoold say that hee saw shelton lung upon the bed
     in his drawers also this deponant did heane say that Thomas Crabson
     did see the sayd shelton and Mary hews in bead togeather and fun- [p. 219]
     then sayeth not
       Edward James declareth that going into the Roome wheare Mary
     hews and shelton weare, did see shelton lung on the bead which hee
     conceaues Mary hews was but hee saw her not hauing her face kiuered
     and further sayeth not:  John  Moris his marke
                              Edward James

       Elenor Morris Aged 20 years or thearabouts declareth upon Oath
     that asking Mary hews wheather shee was Married or not she de
     clared that shee was maried and to the best of this deponants memo
     rie shee sayd shee was maried by a priest then this deponant answered
     that Cursed wear thay that parts man and wife then Mary hews
     went to shelton and layd her hand on his sholder and asked him if
     bee woold go to bed hee answered hee woold so thay went boath into
     the Rome togeather then this deponant went into the Rome whean
     thay weare and saw the sayd shelton upon the bead by Mary hews
     and the next morning this deponant saw shelton also lung one the bed
     by Mary hews and further sayeth not

       Ane Branson aged 20 years or thear abouts examined upon oath
     declaneth that rising that morning that shelton and Mary hews was at
     John Morrises going into the Roorne whear thay wear did see shelton
     and mary hews in the bed together naked further sayeth not

       Whearupon it was ordered that shee shoold aske Publickly for
     giuenes for the publicke Scandall and that shee shah not cum any more
     into the sayd shehtons Company and that shee shall not absent herself
     from Mr Turners hows without his Consent and that shee pay the
     Cost and Charge of suit:

       Katherin Bud is also presented for a loose liuer and accused by the
     oath following