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against_o the_o gentlewoman_n who_o have_v oftentimes_o oppose_v he_o about_o our_o rate_n he_o have_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la in_o our_o parish_n and_o will_v never_o pay_v any_o rate_n for_o the_o parliament_n and_o army_n p._n 3._o mr_n stokes_n take_v mistress_n white_n aside_o and_o read_v to_o she_o a_o information_n give_v he_o by_o good_a wife_n lewis_n as_o the_o cause_n wherefore_o she_o desire_v a_o warrant_n of_o the_o peace_n against_o we_o p._n 4._o he_o viz._n mr_n stokes_n be_v glad_a of_o any_o accusation_n be_v easy_o wrought_v upon_o though_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o all_o law_n and_o reason_n to_o prosecute_v we_o pag._n etc._n etc._n the_o justice_n that_o day_n call_v a_o petty_a session_n and_o cause_v the_o country_n to_o be_v there_o though_o they_o as_o before_o they_o have_v resolve_v do_v nothing_o for_o the_o country_n pag._n 5._o the_o woman_n do_v tremble_v as_o she_o be_v speak_v and_o look_v like_o death_n p._n 5._o they_o viz_o the_o justice_n can_v give_v i_o no_o answer_n but_o will_v refer_v that_o matter_n to_o judge_n nicholas_n p._n 5._o they_o be_v resolve_v and_o neither_o law_n nor_o reason_n shall_v alter_v they_o though_o i_o use_v many_o rational_a and_o strong_a argument_n with_o they_o p._n 6._o we_o offer_v bail_n but_o it_o be_v deny_v we_o p._n 7._o lewis_n and_o his_o wife_n be_v then_o bail_v for_o felony_n upon_o bail_n not_o worth_a 10l_o p._n 7._o and_o this_o the_o wise_a justice_n will_v have_v have_v do_v and_o endeavour_v for_o to_o do_v most_o unjust_o and_o cruel_o time_n after_o time_n deny_v i_o the_o time_n p._n 9_o mr_n stokes_n about_o three_o week_n before_o our_o trial_n send_v i_o a_o time_n which_o prove_v false_a p._n 9_o for_o what_o they_o have_v do_v viz._n mr_n stokes_n and_o m._n shute_n they_o can_v not_o say_v any_o thing_n for_o m._n ivy_n be_v go_v but_o they_o will_v the_o next_o morning_n talk_v with_o judge_n nicholas_n p._n 9_o such_o be_v the_o threat_n m._n stokes_n follow_v the_o officer_n with_o pag._n 10._o m._n swanton_n seem_v to_o be_v much_o trouble_v say_v he_o admire_v at_o it_o and_o if_o the_o business_n have_v be_v before_o he_o he_o will_v have_v free_v we_o and_o send_v lewis_n and_o his_o wife_n to_o goal_n and_o that_o if_o we_o will_v procure_v the_o deposition_n he_o will_v bail_v we_o p._n 10._o whereupon_o i_o send_v to_o m._n stokes_n for_o the_o deposition_n but_o he_o deny_v it_o i_o p._n 10._o he_o viz._n m._n stokes_n say_v m._n ivy_n have_v the_o information_n when_o he_o have_v it_o p_n 11._o and_o at_o length_n on_o purpose_n to_o keep_v we_o in_o goal_n send_v the_o deposition_n enclose_v in_o a_o lie_a information_n to_o m._n swanton_n and_o so_o continue_v we_o prisoner_n to_o his_o lie_v ignorant_a and_o malicious_a spirit_n p._n 11._o judge_n nicholas_n say_v o_o sirrah_n you_o know_v the_o law_n do_v you_o you_o be_v one_o of_o lilborns_n faction_n you_o shall_v be_v banish_v say_v the_o judge_n p._n 12._o upon_o this_o woman_n accusation_n they_o have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o lash_v i_o not_o for_o the_o fact_n so_o much_o as_o for_o lilborns_n faction_n you_o shall_v be_v banish_v say_v the_o judge_n p._n 13._o i_o be_v not_o suffer_v to_o speak_v p._n 13._o the_o judge_n do_v promise_v our_o prosecutor_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o do_v any_o thing_n against_o they_o p._n 13._o the_o indictment_n be_v to_o this_o effect_n p._n 13._o this_o amaze_v his_o lordship_n and_o set_v his_o blood_n on_o fire_n he_o speak_v to_o she_o in_o a_o very_a chide_n scold_a manner_n p._n 14._o he_o discover_v himself_o to_o be_v full_a of_o malice_n and_o envy_n p._n 15._o she_o be_v upon_o her_o trial_n can_v hardly_o have_v the_o liberty_n to_o speak_v for_o herself_o his_o lordship_n sometime_o bawl_v and_o taunt_a at_o she_o say_v he_o will_v go_v from_o the_o bench_n etc._n etc._n p._n 15._o and_o the_o woman_n swear_v to_o the_o 6_o of_o october_n p._n 15._o they_o be_v intend_v 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disgrace_n for_o m._n bailiff_n solemn_o take_v his_o oath_n that_o he_o tell_v he_o no_o such_o thing_n pag._n 18._o he_o then_o produce_v two_o letter_n pretend_v they_o be_v my_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o fact_n p._n 18._o they_o hold_v forth_o no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o confession_n the_o whole_a story_n of_o m._n bailiff_n deposition_n p._n 19_o a_o most_o notorious_a untruth_n make_v by_o t._n w._n never_o speak_v by_o m._n b._n in_o court_n m._n stokes_n say_v the_o libeler_n be_v so_o impudent_a as_o to_o swear_v false_o in_o the_o court_n to_o take_v away_o our_o life_n which_o he_o thirst_v after_o p._n 19_o m._n stokes_n say_v web_n mass_n of_o malice_n think_v to_o get_v himself_o a_o good_a name_n endeavour_v to_o take_v