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 As the Doctor was conveyed to Bridewell, he was attended by many inults from the mob; but what was more unjutifiable, was the cruel treatment which the poor innocent wife received from her own ex, upon the extraordinary accounts which he had formerly given of her huband.

Accordingly at the enuing eions of the peace for the county of Someret, the Doctor was indicted for the abovementioned diabolical fact, and after a fair trial convicted, to the entire atisfaction of the whole court.

At the trial the aid Mary Price the wife, was produced as a witnes, and being aked by the council, whether he had ever any upicion of the Doctor’s ex during the whole time of the courthip, he anwered poitively in the negative. She was then aked how long they had been married, to which he anwered three months; and whether they had cohabited the whole time together? to which her reply was in the affirmative. Then the council aked her, whether during the time of this cohabitation, he imagined the Doctor had behaved to her as a huband ought to his wife? Her modety confounded her a little at this quetion; but he at lat anwered he did imagine o. Latly, he was aked when it was that he firt harboured any upicion of her being impoed upon? To which he anwered, he had not the leat upicion till her huband was carried before a magitrate, and there dicovered, as hath been aid above.

The prioner having been convicted of this bae and candalous crime, was by the court entenced to be publickly and everely whipt four everal times, in four market towns within the county of Someret, to wit, once in each market town, and to be imprioned, &c.

Thee whippings he has accordingly undergone, and very everely have they been inflicted, ino-