The examination of Fynisse the wife of Robert Swan of Rye in the county of Sussex, sailmaker, the third day of December anno domini 1608, annoque regni regis Jacobi etc sexto, before Richard Portriffe, mayor of Rye, and Master Richard Portr Cockram of the same jurat, as followeth:
The said Fynisse sayeth, that immediately after this examinate and her husband came to dwell in the tenement of Mistress Taylor where they now dwell, she sayeth that which was about shrovetide last was 12 month, the said Susan Swapper dwelling the next house unto her this examinate, she hath seen Mistress Taylor and the said Susan Swapper have secret conference together, but never heard of anything which they said the one to the other.
And the summer following when apples were green, this examinate, being young with child, she had a desire unto certain green apples hanging on a tree in Master Taylor’s garden, standing over the summer house, and made her this the said Susan Swapper
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acquainted therewith, and said unto her
“I would to God I had some of those apples.”
“Well,” said the said Susan, “I will help you with some of them anon.” Then said this examinate,
“My landlady, Goodwife Bennett, is in the garden, I would you would speak unto her for some of them.”
“Nay,” said the said Susan to this examinate, they being both in the house where this examinate doth dwell, “I will send her away out of the garden with a powder”.
And so the said Susan departed and went presently home to her own house, and went up unto her garret window, and looked out of the garret window, and beckoned her hand towards the said Widow Bennett, who presently came r running out of the garden withall speed into her own house. And did see her n- more at that time. But the said Susa- went afterwards and did bring her som- of those apples.
And further this examinate sayeth that one Mercy Luck servant unto Mistress Taylor did tell this examinate that
On a time she the said Mercy, sittin- by the fire by in the hall when her Master, Master Taylor, was sick, she
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the said Mercy, was suddenly removed out of the chair where she sat, and flung into the fire, and did burn part of her neckercher, and then she did start up and went to bed.
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Fynisse Swan
[RYE 13/19]
