Examined saith that to his remembrance he was not at the house of Adam Kemp upon Thursday last was sevenight but was at home all that day nor ever to his remembrance was he with Peter Hall in the said Adam Kemp’s house And he further saith, that he did not then or at any other time abuse the body of Sara Kemp daughter of the said Adam Kemp neither ever had any carnal dealing with her.
Sworn and examined saith that upon Thursday last was sevenight he went with Joshua Taylor Barber Surgeon to the house [of] Adam Kemp baker in Foregate Street intending to have drunk some beer there, and finding only a girl in the house, he asked for her father and for her mother and the girl answering that they were both forth of the house, he this examinant did not stay but departed thence leaving the said Joshua Taylor in the said house.
Examined saith that upon Thursday last was sevenight Joshua Taylor being in her father’s house and having shut the door and no one else there but this examinant: he the said Joshua did put his hand in his codpiece, and said to this examinate sweetheart take up thy clothes, but she refused whereupon he took her this examinant and laid her upon a bench and took up her clothes and did do her biding her not to cry out, whereupon she did not cry out, afterwards the said Joshua took her up and kissed her, and bade her tell nobody for if she did, he was undone and she this examinant promised him not to tell, but afterwards she becoming so sore thereby that she could not well go, her mother requiring to tell what ailed her, she told her said mother that the occasion thereof was as she hath before declared.
Sworn and examined saith that upon Thursday last was sevenight about noon she saw Joshua Taylor in the backside belonging to Adam Kemp’s house in the Foregate Street, but knoweth not what occasion he had there.