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bowling-green_n where_o he_o see_v sir_n thomas_n whitegrave_n also_o with_o he_o mr._n howard_n swear_v also_o that_o the_o see_v ireland_n at_o the_o horse-race_n and_o again_o afterward_o at_o bellamore_n where_o he_o dine_v that_o time_n then_o mr._n drayton_n a_o servant_n to_o the_o lord_n gerrard_n father_n depose_v that_o he_o also_o see_v ireland_n at_o the_o race_n and_o at_o tixhall_n aug._n 29._o when_o he_o go_v home_o with_o mr._n heveningham_n to_o aston_n where_o he_o see_v he_o the_o next_o day_n and_o on_o the_o 31st_o a_o hunt_n with_o his_o master_n and_o sept._n 1._o at_o mr._n gerrard_n of_o hildersham_n sir_n james_n simmons_n depose_v that_o he_o see_v ireland_n at_o the_o horse-race_n also_o and_o on_o tixhall_n bowling-green_a aug._n 29._o and_o that_o he_o come_v to_o aston_n that_o night_n with_o his_o father_n heveningham_n but_o he_o go_v the_o next_o day_n to_o pancrass_n fair_a leave_v he_o mr._n green_n who_o belong_v to_o sir_n james_n simmond_n depose_v he_o see_v ireland_n at_o the_o horse-race_n aug._n 27._o 1678._o and_o the_o next_o day_n on_o tixhall_n bowling-green_a which_o night_n he_o come_v to_o aston_n and_o see_v he_o a_o set_v there_o the_o next_o day_n and_o the_o next_o day_n a_o hunt_v then_o one_o fallas_fw-la a_o servant_n of_o mr._n heveingham_n and_o a_o protestant_n depose_v that_o ireland_n come_v to_o his_o master_n be_v on_o aug._n 29._o and_o the_o next_o day_n fish_v and_o set_a and_o the_o next_o day_n hunt_v and_o then_o go_v away_o he_o look_v to_o his_o horse_n while_o there_o then_o john_n proctor_n a_o servant_n to_o mr._n allows_v and_o a_o protestant_n depose_v that_o he_o see_v ireland_n at_o his_o master_n be_v at_o fulford_n on_o aug._n 31._o 1678._o and_o the_o next_o day_n at_o esq_n gerrard_n at_o hildersham_n then_o mr._n john_n king_n depose_v that_o he_o see_v ireland_n at_o hildersham_n sept._n 1._o 1678._o where_o he_o be_v all_o night_n and_o the_o next_o day_n at_o millage_n where_o he_o dine_v design_v for_o boscobel_n that_o night_n then_o francis_n lee_n a_o servant_n to_o mr._n gerrard_n depose_v that_o he_o see_v ireland_n at_o his_o master_n aug._n 31._o where_o he_o stay_v two_o night_n and_o go_v with_o he_o thence_o to_o millage_n where_o they_o dine_v and_o then_o go_v to_o pancrass_n with_o he_o for_o two_o hour_n and_o then_o ireland_n go_v to_o boscobel_n then_o mr._n biddolph_n swear_v that_o he_o dine_v with_o ireland_n at_o his_o aunt_n crompton_n at_o millage_n sept._n 2._o 1678._o mrs._n crompton_n herself_o depose_v that_o mr._n ireland_n dine_v at_o her_o house_n that_o day_n her_o nephew_n biddolph_n do_v but_o can_v not_o remember_v any_o otherwise_o the_o time_n mrs._n palmer_n swear_v she_o also_o din_v with_o ireland_n at_o millage_n but_o can_v neither_o tell_v when_o nor_o who_o be_v there_o mrs._n holmes_n swear_v she_o see_v ireland_n at_o millage_n the_o beginning_n of_o septemb_n 1678._o on_o a_o monday_n mrs._n gifford_n swear_v she_o see_v ireland_n at_o pancrass_n sept._n 2._o 1678._o about_o four_o or_o five_o in_o the_o afternoon_n then_o mr._n pendrel_n depose_v that_o ireland_n lodge_v at_o his_o house_n at_o boscobel_n on_o sept._n 2._o 1678._o and_o go_v the_o next_o day_n but_o one_o to_o black-lady_n to_o mr._n john_n giffords_n mrs._n pendrel_n swear_v the_o very_a same_o mr._n charles_n gifford_n swear_v ireland_n at_o his_o father_n house_n at_o black-lady_n on_o sept._n 4._o 1678._o come_v to_o see_v one_o madam_n wells_n there_o where_o he_o stay_v a_o hour_n and_o half_a and_o so_o go_v for_o wolverhampton_n and_o thus_o be_v prove_v where_o ireland_n be_v from_o aug._n 3._o to_o sept._n 14._o after_o which_o dr._n oates_n begin_v his_o defence_n urge_v the_o great_a hardship_n he_o lie_v under_o after_o six_o year_n time_n to_o be_v put_v to_o disprove_v what_o be_v now_o offer_v against_o he_o many_o of_o his_o witness_n be_v since_o dead_a and_o go_v beyond-sea_n and_o many_o 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