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<p n="535">The King<lb></lb>
agst<lb></lb>
Janes the wife of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n535-1">John Adams</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
for Felony</p>
<p n="536"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n536-1">Joseph Taylor</rs>
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of the parish of Saint Matthew <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo371">Bethnall Green</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo372">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50390_occ169">Mariner</rs>
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Maketh Oath and Saith that<lb></lb>
he Lodged at the House of One <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n536-2">John Adams</rs>
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in Wheeler Street in the<lb></lb>
parish aforesaid and had Seventy and Six pounds and Seventeen<lb></lb>
Shillings in Gold and Silver Locked up in a Trunk in his Lodging<lb></lb>
room this Depts. property and that on Sunday the twentyeth day<lb></lb>
of November Last this Depts. Counted his Said Money and Went<lb></lb>
out in the Evening to Drink a Mug of Beer and happened to Serve<lb></lb>
the Key of the Said Trunk in the Window And when he Came home<lb></lb>
For and that the money was Stolen out of the Said Trunk and that the<lb></lb>
Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n536-3">John Adams</rs>
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had Absconded upon which this Dept. Caused Jane<lb></lb>
the Wife of the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n536-4">John Adams</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_n536-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
to be Taken up and Carried before a<lb></lb>
Justice of the peace who Committed her to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo373">New prison</rs>
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and she the<lb></lb>
owned the Robery and her Husbands Taking of the money, And this<lb></lb>
Depts. further Saith that he hath Since Several Times heard of the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n536-5">John<lb></lb>
Adams</rs>
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and of his being Lurking a about <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo374">Spittlefields</rs>
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and Wapping and in<lb></lb>
particular on Fryday Last this Depts. Was Informed that the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n536-6">John Adams</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Was Seen in Wapping on<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Thursday Last, And this Dept. further Saith that<lb></lb>
he apprehends that he Shall be able to get the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n536-7">John Adams</rs>
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Taken before<lb></lb>
the Next Sessions and this Dept. Lastly Says that he apprehends that If the<lb></lb>
Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n536-8">Jane Adams</rs>
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Should be discharged out of Custody that her Said Husband<lb></lb>
and She Will both go abroad together With the money</p>
<p n="537"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n537-1">Jos., Taylor</rs>
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</p>
<p n="538">Sworn in Court at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo375">Justicehall in the<lb></lb>
Old Baily</rs>
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in the Suburbs of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo376">City<lb></lb>
of London</rs>
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the 12th day of Decemr<lb></lb>
1748</p>
<p n="539">By the Court</p>
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