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Michael Leppington account

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[Back to Margery Blakelocke's story]

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Super primo articulo examinatus dicit (Concerning the first article the examinate says) that this examinate hath knowne the articulate Margerie Blacklock alias Lepington about twelve yeres past during all which tyme she the said Margerie hath bene and yet is a verie foole and idiott not able to answere to any question oneles she be taught and not knowinge hir father or mothers name, not hable to number to five, not knowing how many fingers she hath nor how many daies in the week nor well hable without help to putt on hir owne clothes all which this examinate knowes havinge ofttymes bene in companie with hir and asked hir thies and such like questions. Et aliter nescit deponere. (and otherwise he knows nothing to depose)

Super secundo articulo examinatus (Concerning the second article the examinate) [says] that about Newyeres tide elevean yeres the articulate William Lepington and Margerie Blacklocke were maried togither in Folkton church articulate by the ministrie of Mr Fox vicar there according to the order of the book of common prair of this examinates sight and hearing being then and ther present, he the said William this examinates younger brother being then under theage of fourtene yeres and she the said Margerie being a verie foolish and ignorant bodie as he hath befor deposed. Et aliter nescit deponere. (and otherwise he knows nothing to depose)

Super tertio articulo examinatus dicit (Concerning the third article the examinate says) that this examinate and the articulate William Lepington being brothers have lived togither ever since the said mariage (for the most part) in one house and have ever since the said mariage commonlie mett together once or twice in the week and therfor so knoweth that his said brother William Lepington did never since the said mariage cohabit with the said Margerie nor give his consent to hir as to his wife but continuallie and from time to tyme ever since the said mariage the said William hath of this examinates hearing protested that he wold never live or lye with the said Margerie yea he saith that the verie same night after they were maried the asid William did dislike of this said mariage and gave out speches to that effect. Et aliter nescit deponere (and otherwise he knows nothing to depose) saving he thinketh that they never ly togither