The several depositions of Edward Costen, Richard Stedman, John Sweetapple, Mary Peytoe, Elizabeth Mason, and Mary Costen; : relating to the affair of Mary Toft, of Godalming in the county of Surrey, being deliver'd of several rabbits: as they were taken before the Right Honourable the Lord Onslow, at Guildford and Clandon in the said county, on the third and fourth days of this instant December 1726.

Date:
1727
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Credit: The several depositions of Edward Costen, Richard Stedman, John Sweetapple, Mary Peytoe, Elizabeth Mason, and Mary Costen; : relating to the affair of Mary Toft, of Godalming in the county of Surrey, being deliver'd of several rabbits: as they were taken before the Right Honourable the Lord Onslow, at Guildford and Clandon in the said county, on the third and fourth days of this instant December 1726. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I Godaiming aforefaid, Clotnwor-j ker, came to this Deponent, and asked him, this Deponent,| if he could fell him any Rab-* bits; and . that this Deponent fold him two Rabbits of about a Month old at twice, to vvit,( one Day next after another, for which this Deponent had of him Three Pence each. And! this Deponent further faith, That] at the time the faid Joihua Toft \ came for the laft Rabbit that he had of this Deponent, he asked this Deponent if he hadj any more; and this Deponent! replied, he had one dead, and| that it died in the Night: andj, ■that then the faid Toft asked) where it was, to which this De4 ■ ponent faid, he had thrown it away :i