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<p n="1192"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45008_geo568">Middlesex</rs>
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To wit</note>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n1192-1">Mary</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45008_occ341">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n1192-2">John Tross</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45008_geo569">Chick<lb></lb>
Lane</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45008_occ342">Plaisterer</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45008_date60">7th. day of July 1764</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="1193">Who being on Oath says that she has for five or six Months<lb></lb>
past <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45008_occ343">assisted in the Shop</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n1193-1">John Pullein</rs>
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now present<lb></lb>
for which She was to have her Victuals and Drink, says<lb></lb>
that during all that time almost eveg Night after dark,<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
this Informant has been present and has seen Number<lb></lb>
of <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45008_occ344">little boys</rs>
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come to the Shop of said Pullein with Handkerchiefs<lb></lb>
to Sell which they used to take out of their Pockets, Shirt<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
, that said Pullein constantly bought said<lb></lb>
Handkerchiefs of said boys without asking them any<lb></lb>
Questions how they came by them, and farther says<lb></lb>
that on Wednesday Night last between the hours of<lb></lb>
ten. and Eleven three boys now present who call<lb></lb>
themselves <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n1193-2">John Hussey</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n1193-3">Chas. Smith</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n1193-4">John<lb></lb>
Hillier</rs>
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came to the Shop of said Pullein and offered<lb></lb>
to Sale to him<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
a Parcel of Handkerchiefs which<lb></lb>
he brought for twelve Shillings without asking them<lb></lb>
any Questions, and she believes wehre knew them to<lb></lb>
have been Stolen</p>
<p n="1194">Sworn before me the<lb></lb>
day and year aforesaid}</p>
<p n="1195"> <obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="1196">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n1196-1">Mary<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Fross</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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