When Goodwife Nurse was informed what use was made of these words,
she put in this following Declaration into the Court.
These presents do humbly shew, to the honoured Court and Jury, that I
being informed, that the Jury brought me in Guilty, upon my saying that
Goodwife Hobbs and her Daughter were of our Company; but I intended no
otherways, then as[266] they were Prisoners with us, and therefore did then, and yet
do judge them not legal Evidence against their fellow Prisoners. And I being
something hard of hearing, and full of grief, none informing me how the Court
took up my words, and therefore had not opportunity to declare what I intended,
when I said they were of our Company.
