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He hath heard by Mr Davenport of Davenport his wife that the arlate Isabel Newall is a loose and lewd woman of life and conversation and doth believe the same to be true and hath heard likewise the said Mrs Davenport say that the said Isabel hath kept company with divers lewd men and believeth that she hath committed adultery or fornication with some of them since her coming into Cheshire… He believeth that in some of the years and months arlate he did lodge Isabel Newall in his house some two or three nights or thereabouts and no more as he believeth and further answereth (because it is required what first move this respondent to receive the said Isabel into his house) that betwixt Easter and May Day last this deponent coming to Congleton did meet with Isabel Newall in one Mr Shore's house and being ignorant of any of these matters that then had happened the said Isabel told this respondent that she was with child and that John [illegible]… and presently thereupon could this respondent… go to Congleton and tell the said Isabel that Mr Davenport would not allow her any means or give her any compassion but would spend… the hundred pounds and this respondent went to the said Isabel Newell and did deliver his message aforesaid whereat the said Isabel was much aggrieved and made pitiful moans and told this deponent that for want of means she must stay no longer where she was and with many tears requested this respondent to take her home with him and to give her a night's lodging or two because this respondent's house was in the way to her friends and this respondent (seeing her miserable distress) in mere compassion did take her home with him and lodged her as he hath formerly confessed.