▁proceeded ▁to ▁have ▁many ▁advent ures , ▁dis gu ised ▁as ▁a ▁man . ▁These ▁included ▁pay ing ▁court ▁to ▁a ▁young ▁nun ▁whom ▁she ▁almost ▁persu aded ▁to ▁el ope ▁with ▁her . ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 0 , ▁her ▁husband ▁placed ▁an ▁advert is ement ▁in ▁the ▁New castle ▁Journal ▁announ cing ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁left ▁him ▁and ▁asking ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁return . ▁Jane ▁G om eld on ▁under to ok ▁an ▁unusual ▁response ▁by ▁placing ▁her ▁own ▁advert is ement ▁in ▁the ▁rival ▁New castle ▁Cour ant , ▁explaining ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁left ▁him ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁cruel ty ▁to ▁her ▁and ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁inter med d ling ▁with ▁the ▁fortune ▁that ▁her ▁mother ▁had ▁left ▁her , ▁secured ▁for ▁her ▁sole ▁and ▁separate ▁use . ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 2 , ▁she ▁brought ▁a ▁separation ▁suit ▁to ▁court , ▁against ▁her ▁husband , ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁cruel ty . ▁ ▁Her ▁husband ▁died ▁and ▁his ▁will ▁was ▁proved ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 7 5 0 / 1 . ▁However , ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁benef ici ary ▁of ▁the ▁will ▁as ▁he ▁left ▁all ▁her ▁property ▁to ▁a ▁nep hew , ▁Thomas ▁Lake . ▁ ▁She ▁took ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁L ying - in ▁Hospital , ▁which ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁Ros em ary ▁Lane , ▁New castle , ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 0 ▁as ▁an ▁' as yl um ▁for ▁pre gn ant ▁married ▁women '. ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 7 6