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Sometime in August last, about the beginning of barley harvest to the best of this deponent's memory, William Boyce being at this deponent's house in Shotesham All Saints in the kitchen about five of the clock in the afternoon, he told the producent Mary Thetford who was then in the same room and servant to this deponent that the producent was a whore and had a bastard, which words were spoken in the presence and hearing of this deponent, his contest Elizabeth granger and one Simon Sandwell.
Sometime in August last about the beginning of barley harvest upon a Wednesday or Thursday about five in the afternoon to the best of this deponent's memory, she being at her precontest's William Gorbell's house in the kitchen with her precontest Simon Sandwell (whom this deponent had nursed of the small pox) and William Boyce heard Boyce say to the producent Mary Thetford (who was then in the kitchen and servant to Gorbell), that she (Mary) was a whore and had had a bastard, which words were spoken in the presence and hearing of this deponent's precontest William Gorbell and Simon Sandwell. Boyce, by speaking the words predeposed, has as this deponent believes abused and injured the good name and reputation of the producent Mary Thetford... She has not received been promised or expect to receive anything for deposing in this cause, more than for her time and expenses. Mary Thetford and William Boyce the party ministrant were about three or four yards distant one from the other, this respondent was about a yard distant from Thetford and two or three yards from Boyce and Gerbell and Sandwell were a pretty deal nearer to Boyce at the time he spoke the words predeposed. The occasion of speaking the words predeposed was as this deponent believes upon Thetford telling Boyce that she was not forced to be married, which was all the provocation this deponent knows of... She has known Mary Thetford almost three quarters of a year at which time she went first to nurse at Shotisham. Boyce, by speaking the words predeposed, has abused and injured the good name and reputation of the producent Mary Thetford.