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128 kirby’s wonderful museum.
that he would procure her a pension from his majesty : that
he repeated the same things to Mr. Thomas Howard in this
deponent’s presence, nor did he offer any objections or
doubts to them. That some time after Mr. Ahlers desired
to touch the woman again; but as at the time before he had
put her to a great deal of unnecessary pain, this deponent
desired him to forbear. That some time after Mr. Ahlers
said he was not well, and that he must hasten back to Lon-
don. That this deponent pressed him to stay, that he might
assist at the bringing away the remainder of the rabbit, but
could not prevail on him ; and soon after he accordingly set
out for London, although it was almost dark.
‘John Howard.
‘ Jur. vicesimo quinto die Novembris
Anno Reg. Regis Geo. fyc. 13, Anno Dom. 1726, coram
* Jos. Burtt, Mayor.
‘ James Cliffton.’
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‘ Mary Toft, the wife of Joshua Toft, of Godaiming, in
the county of Surrey, clothworker, and Mary Costen, nurse
to the said Mary Toft, severally make oath, That Mr. Ahlers
declared it was wonderful, people would not believe a fact
that was so true as this appeared to him, and the said Mary
Toft saith, that Mr. Ahlers examined her breasts, and found
milk in one of them.
‘ The mark of Mary J Toft.
‘ The mark of Mary x Costen.
f Jur. Die et Anno supradict. coram
‘Jos. Burtt, Mayor.
‘James Cliffton.’
* Elizabeth Helmes, of Guildford, in the county of Surrey,
widow, maketh oath, That on Sunday, the twentieth day
of this instant November, at about four in the afternoon,
she asked Mr. Ahlers, who dined then at her house, bearing
the sign of the White Hart, whether he believed this ac-
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that he would procure her a pension from his majesty : that
he repeated the same things to Mr. Thomas Howard in this
deponent’s presence, nor did he offer any objections or
doubts to them. That some time after Mr. Ahlers desired
to touch the woman again; but as at the time before he had
put her to a great deal of unnecessary pain, this deponent
desired him to forbear. That some time after Mr. Ahlers
said he was not well, and that he must hasten back to Lon-
don. That this deponent pressed him to stay, that he might
assist at the bringing away the remainder of the rabbit, but
could not prevail on him ; and soon after he accordingly set
out for London, although it was almost dark.
‘John Howard.
‘ Jur. vicesimo quinto die Novembris
Anno Reg. Regis Geo. fyc. 13, Anno Dom. 1726, coram
* Jos. Burtt, Mayor.
‘ James Cliffton.’
I
‘ Mary Toft, the wife of Joshua Toft, of Godaiming, in
the county of Surrey, clothworker, and Mary Costen, nurse
to the said Mary Toft, severally make oath, That Mr. Ahlers
declared it was wonderful, people would not believe a fact
that was so true as this appeared to him, and the said Mary
Toft saith, that Mr. Ahlers examined her breasts, and found
milk in one of them.
‘ The mark of Mary J Toft.
‘ The mark of Mary x Costen.
f Jur. Die et Anno supradict. coram
‘Jos. Burtt, Mayor.
‘James Cliffton.’
* Elizabeth Helmes, of Guildford, in the county of Surrey,
widow, maketh oath, That on Sunday, the twentieth day
of this instant November, at about four in the afternoon,
she asked Mr. Ahlers, who dined then at her house, bearing
the sign of the White Hart, whether he believed this ac-
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