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 Due to a lack of evidence to support anyone's claims, Haywood ended up only being served with a fine. However, they were unable to pay this, and were sent to prison for the debt. After two days in prison, a man from Shropshire stepped forward, claiming to be Haywood's husband. This claim was accepted by the authorities and Haywood was released shortly thereafter.
-It is known for certain that Haywood was a woman at some point(s) earlier in their life, and a man at some point(s) later. Because of the possibility fluidity of their gender identity and expression, Haywood may have been genderfluid, sometimes presenting themself as male, and at other times female. This is not a certainty however, since Haywood presenting themself in court as female may have been to support that they were in fact still married, and hence could not have had a female mistress. Also, social expectations may have limited their willingness to present themself in a masculine way in court when trying to defend that they were female at birth.
+It is known for certain that Haywood was a woman at some point(s) earlier in their life, and a man at some point(s) later. Because of the possible fluidity of their gender identity and expression, Haywood may have been genderfluid, sometimes presenting themself as male, and at other times female. This is not a certainty however, since Haywood presenting themself in court as female may have been to support that they were in fact still married, and hence could not have had a female mistress. Also, social expectations may have limited their willingness to present themself in a masculine way in court when trying to defend that they were female at birth.
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