At this sessions Sarah Lane, otherwise Sarah, wife of William Merchant; otherwise Sarah, wife of Thomas Flint; otherwise Sarah, wife of Thomas Morgan; otherwise Sarah, wife of Adam Steadman; was indicted for bigamy, to which she pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to be branded in the hand.
She had before been indicted for shop-lifting, and acquitted; but on her trial for bigamy, it was expected that many thefts would have appeared, to prevent which she artfully pleaded guilty.
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