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Examined how chanced that she suffered Spurstow to escape… saith she could not do therewith but saith a little before 9 of the clock she heard a prisoner in the grate cry and thereupon this examinate gave the keys of the doors to Robert Brown and willed him to see what ailed the prisoner in the grate to cry who so did and came into the house again and told this examinate that the man was sick in the grate and asked for aqua vitae whereupon Brown went forth first into the grate and Spurstow followed him and this examinate went after him and saw Spurstow making water against the wall and this examinate went to the great door to lock the prison there and thereupon very shortly this examinate missed him and looked for him and told her husband thereof that he was gone… and so sought for him but he was gone.
Examined of the escape of Spurstow out of prison saith he knoweth not how he escaped… Examined what he conceiveth of the crying out of the said prison in the grate whether of purpose to wreak this feat: saith he doeth not think so for that the prisoner was drunk and seemed sickly.
Upon Sunday also he being walking upon the walls having Robert Barrow attending upon him and who gave him the said Spurstow his boots this examinate knoweth not: and denieth that he knew… of Spurstow's departure. And saith that in the beginning of the night yesterday night his fellow prisoner in the great being overseem with drink did cry out and made an noise he this examinate and the keeper's wife being in the house and Spurstow and the keeper asleep by the fireside.