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<p n="631">18 April 88</p>
<p n="632"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo380">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n632-1">Ann Saunders</rs>
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Widow at the house of Mrs.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n632-2">Francis Ellis</rs>
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the Wife of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n632-3">John Ellis</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo381">New Gravel Lane Shadwell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45034_occ154">Mariner</rs>
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taken this 18th day of April 1788 Who being on her Oath saith<lb></lb>
Last night about the hour of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Eleven she went to Sleep in a Room of a house<lb></lb>
in Murphys Alley <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo382">Cable Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo383">St. George Middlesex</rs>
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kept by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n632-4">Martin Murphy</rs>
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That at the Time she went to bed as aforesaid The Window and door were fast<lb></lb>
and about the hour of Two in the Morning she heard the Window break and some<lb></lb>
person come into the said Room who took away The Black Stuff Gown<lb></lb>
Three Pettycoats which she this Informant has now on and a pair of Stuff<lb></lb>
Shoes and black Buckles and a White Linnen apron all most new all of which<lb></lb>
said Articles was her own wearing Apparell and of the Value of Five<lb></lb>
ShillingsSays <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n632-5">Ann Finley</rs>
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brought her the said Pettycoats and Gown<lb></lb>
this Morning That her Shoes Buckles and Apron She has not recovered</p>
<p n="633">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n633-1">Ann<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Saunders</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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on her oath saith this morning she hearing that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n634-2">Ann Saunders</rs>
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had been robbed of all her Wearing Apparel and suspecting <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n634-3">Catherine Poole</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
be the thief she went in search of her and found her in a Public house known<lb></lb>
by the sign of the Shovel<del> <obscured></obscured>
public house</del>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo384">Eastsmith field</rs>
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having the Black Stuff<lb></lb>
gown and Three Pettycoats which <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n634-4">Ann Saunders</rs>
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has now on alongside of her<lb></lb>
that she seized the said Gown and Pettycoats and took them away the said<lb></lb>
Catherine endeavouring by laing hold of her to prevent her taking them away<lb></lb>
says she brought them to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n634-5">Ann Saunders</rs>
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who said they were her</p>
<p n="635">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
The Day and year abovementioned<lb></lb>
Before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n635-1">John Staples</rs>
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</p>
<p n="636">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n636-1">Ann<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Finley</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="637"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n637-1">Catherine Poole</rs>
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says this morning when she awaked about the<lb></lb>
hour of Seven<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
found the said Gown and Pettycoats in her Room<lb></lb>
where she lodges at the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n637-2">Mrs. Murphys</rs>
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<p n="638">Taken and Signed<lb></lb>
The Day and Year abovementioned<lb></lb>
Before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n638-1">John Staples</rs>
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</p>
<p n="639">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n639-1">Catherine<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Poole</rs>
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Mark</p>
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