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That in the month of November or December last, 1716, the particular day she does not well remember, she being at the sign of the Swan, a public house in Wreningham in the county of Norfolk, kept by one Dorothy Davy, in the kitchen, in company with her husband John Buck, Robert Moon her contest, David Dunham, the arlate Ebding, and others, heard the arlate Ebding, speaking of the producent Francis Gooch, say that he was a rogue and he would prove him a rogue, upon which she this deponent asked him what he meant by it, to which the arlate Ebding replied, you are his whore, and he the said Gooch fucked you in the garret, when you went up to dress barley, which words were spoken in the presence and hearing of this deponent, her husband John Buck, Robert Moon her contests, at the time and place aforesaid.
[She] heard the said Ebding, speaking of the producent Elizabeth Gooch, say that she was a whore, and as much a whore as Mary Miles, and she had a bastard before she married, which words were spoken in the presence of this deponent, her husband John Buck, Robert Moon... David Dunham and others then present.
That about two months after Michaelmas last, to the best of his memory, he being at the sign of the Swan, a public house at Wreningham, about eight or nine of the clock at night, in the kitchen of the said house, in company with his contests Robert Moon, Ann Buck, David Dunham, the arlate Ebding (alias Ebdom) and others, heard the said Ebding talking of the producent Gooch, say that he was a rogue, upon which this deponent's wife asked him, what he meant by it, to which he the said Ebding replied, Damn you, you are his whore, he fucked you upon the garret, when he went for some gross barley; which words were spoken in presence and hearing of this deponent, his wife aforesaid, and Robert Moon his precontest, at the time, and place aforesaid.
[He] heard the said Ebding, speaking of the producent Elizabeth Gooch, say that she was a whore, and as much a whore as Mary Miles, and she had a bastard before she was married, which words were spoken in the presence and hearing of this deponent, his contests Robert Moon, Ann Buck, and others then present.
That about a fortnight or three weeks before Christmas last past, 1716, about eight or nine of the clock in the evening, to the best of his memory, he being at the sign of the Swan in Wreningham in the county of Norfolk, a public house, kept by one Dorothy Davy, in the kitchen in Company with David Dunham and John Buck and several others which he do not well remember... he heard the arlate John Ebding say (who was then in the kitchen) to Nan Buck then present, you are a whore, and that Francis Gooch, meaning the producent, fucked you in the garret, whilst you went to dress a peck of barley, and further this deponent says, that the said Nan Buck (alias Ann Buck) is wife of John Buck of Weveringham and that his wife speaking to the said Gooch was as much a whore as Mary Miles, who is a poor wench, and have had a bastard born and begotten of her body.
[He] heard the arlate Ebding say that Mrs Gooch, meaning as this deponent then understood him, Elizabeth Gooch the producent, wife of Francis Gooch of Wreningham, he talking of her, and him before, was a whore, and as much a whore as Mary Miles, and she had a bastard before she married, which words were spoken in the presence and hearing of his contest John Buck, and Ann his wife.