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to difpatch her (the Miftreff) thinking if fuch a Thipg
could be done, her Mafter would marry her; this was
only to irapofe upon, and to get Money from the Mi-
ftrefs, v/ho was too v;ife to be bit with fuch'Preteitces ;
and feeing they could get nothing, they left her, and
Tcmrn'd to Sarak, calling the Miftrefs an old cunnihg,
Woman,.curfmg her, and giving her ill Names.' This
giveOccafion to the Story's paffing thro' theToU*ti,
that ftie intended to poifon her Miftrcfs, which Thought
ilie faid, never enter'd into her Mind, and that fhe was
averfe to their going to her on tkit Account; but how-
ever iier allowing them to go on fuch a villainous Et"
rand, certainly fnow'd the Wickedneis of her Difpofi-
tion. It was alledg'd alfo, that flie was the "Perfd'n
who mard'red an old Man of the other End of • the
Town, for which two or three Years ago a Barker w.1s
cofiviaed, and who went to Death denying the.Faft'.
But fhe faid, that there was not the leaft Ground for
that Sufpicion, and that fhe muft be content to bear
with fuch Cenfures and Reproaches, tho' it was hard
the World-fhould make her more wicked than fhe really
was.
As to the Murders, Burglary and Robbery, of which
file was indifted and found Gaiky, the Account (lie
gave me was to the Purpofe following. She having
been acquainted with Mary Tracey, who. had been A-
broad, and had foUow'd her Hulhand in the Army in
divers Countries, and had been concern'd in many de;
fperate and wicked Exploits for feveral Years pafl;
fhe [Tracey) of(;cn prefTed her to rob her old Miiii'efsj
who fhe. knew never wanted a confiderable Sum of Mo--
ney, and had feyeral valuable Goods in the Houfe ; flie
was,not averfe to this Propofal,. but hefitating upon it,
(he faid, She jhould he taken up and han£d fir ihefdihe,
andjhat it inns impaj/ible for her to do it 'v:iihut--tlt
Ajftftance of feme others. Upon this Tracey nam'd the
two Brothers Thomas and fames Ali^iander, with wliohi
facTiaci been acquainted about a Year before; at'M
_ 5flr«,?! was gnqvaiW upoa'to confent, and all th'eaahr
k tfi