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answered that he he laie soe, to make the said
Elizabeth to sleape, and to keepe her in the bedd
in her extreeme fittes, in which she wold be verievnruelie O outragious. and saieth th all with
one ffraunces wright being present in the said
Chamber which this examinate, did see did see
and behould Et vlterius dicit that diuers times
afterwardes she did see the said Thomas
Lane lie in the bedd together with the said
Elizabeth whitton \somtimes in the night and somtimes in the daie/ being in his Clothes, and once
she did see him lie in bedd with her and his noestockinges and his legges barelegged, at what
\time/ one of the maid servantes of the said Elizabeth
whitton did rubbe his legges in steed of her
mistres legges being which rubbing they vsed
for a p ease of a paine which the said Elizabeth
had then in her legges, but she saieth thatshe never sawe the said Thomas lane lie withthe said Elizabeth whitton in bedd, but there wassomme Companie or other in the Chamber wherethey laie. Et aliter nescit deponere.
2. Ad qu secundum articulum dicit et deponit quod nescit
deponere.
3. Ad tertium articulum dicit et deponit t hat for
foure yeares together \before the time articulate/ she knoweth that the
said Thomas Lane hath had his meate and
drincke at the said Elizabeth whitton and her
husbandes table and that he hath during the said
space lodged in the said Elizabeth whitton and
her husbandes howse, reddens racionem saieth
that she was during that space dwelling in
whitton very neere to the said Elizabeth whitton
and thereby knoweth it to be true. Et aliter
nescit deponere.
Ad quartum dicit quod nescit deponere.
answered that he lay so to make the said Elizabeth to sleep, and to keep her in the bed in her extreme fits, in which she would be very outrageous all with one Francis Wright being present in the chamber which this examinate did see and behold. And otherwise says that diverse times afterwards she did see the said Thomas Lane lie in the bed with the said Elizabeth Whitton (sometimes in the night and sometimes in the day) being in his clothes. And once she did see him lie in bed with her barelegged, at what time one of the maid servants of the said Elizabeth Whitton did rub his legs instead of her mistress’ legs which rubbing they used for ease of pain which the said Elizabeth had then in her legs. And otherwise she knows not to depose.
To the second article she says and deposes that she knows nothing to depose.
To the third article she says and deposes that for four years together (before the time articulate) she knew that the said Thomas Lane had had his meat and drink at the said Elizabeth Whitton and her husband’s table and that he had during the said space lodged in the said Elizabeth Whitton and her husband’s house, giving an explanation said that she was during that space dwelling in Whitton very near to the said Elizabeth Whitton and thereby knows it to be true. And otherwise she knows nothing to depose.
To the fourth she says that she knows nothing to depose.