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            <change when="2017-03-28">Transcribed by <name>Will Scott</name></change>
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                <p rend="center" xml:id="par1">The Deposi<choice><orig>c</orig><reg>ti</reg></choice>on of Edward Sparks of Witchstreet in the <choice><orig>ꝑ</orig><reg>par</reg></choice>ish of S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>. <lb xml:id="l1"/>Mary Le Savoy in the County of <choice><abbr><hi rend="overline">Middx</hi></abbr><expan>Middlesex</expan></choice> Vpholsterer 29 Nov<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1698</p>
                
                <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par2">who saith <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> Eliz Bacon now in custody did yesternight confess to this <choice><abbr>Depon<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>Deponent</expan></choice> <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> she was <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> latt<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">r</hi></orig><reg>er</reg></choice> end of <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> last <lb xml:id="l2"/>week at a house in Golden Lane which belong<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">d</hi></orig><reg>ed</reg></choice> to one M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. Vnderwood formerly who is likewise no in custody <lb xml:id="l3"/>and <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> this day the <choice><abbr>s<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></abbr><expan>said</expan></choice> Bacon owned <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> she had been latly to see a house in Shandois street which <lb xml:id="l4"/>was formerly a Coffee house</p>
                
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