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The Informations of
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Esquire One of his Majestys
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Justices of the Peace for the said County's City and Liberty
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Who being upon her Oath
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Saith, That she has lived and
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Resided as Relation and as a Companion to Lady Sambrook in Hanover Squares
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aforesaid for the space of five Years last Past or thereabouts
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Saith That
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Lady Sambrook
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who is near Ninety Year's of Age
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is now and has been or some time past in a very inform state of mind
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and her memory much impaired from her great Age, Saith,
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That on friday last in consequence of a Conversation which pass'd
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at Lady Sambrook's house between Lady Sambrook and the Informant
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relatives to a striped Sattin Gown, one Margaret Watt's formerly
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Margaret Pearl who has lived as Waiting Woman with Lady Sambrook for
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upwards of Two Year's past was Called upon to Produce the said
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Sattin Gown she having the
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& are of Lady Sambrook's Wearing
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Apparelly Saith That the Answer given by the said Margaret
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Watt's when so called upon to produce the said Sattin Grown, was
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that her Ladyship had no such Gown, or used Word's to that or
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the like purport and Effect, Saith That some suspicion of the
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said Margaret Watt's honesty then arising in the Informants mind
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she determind of Possible to detect her; Saith That the next day
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she called the said Margaret Watt's into the Presence of Lady
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Sambrook and charged her in order to know what was become
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of the aforesaid Striped Sattin Gown and also a brown Silk
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Damask Gown the property of Lady Sambrook, when the said
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Margaret Watt's confess's to that she had been very bad in deed
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but that Lady Sambrook's things shou'd be returned, or used
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Word's to that or the like Effect, Saith, That from had pass'd
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on the friday and Saturday she this Informant did the next day
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being Sunday mates an Examination into Lady Sambrook's
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Wearing Apparell when she found that there missing
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Twelve
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Gowns of different sorts, To Wit-One Striped Sattin Gown
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aforesaid, one Brown Damask Gown, One Black Born bazeen
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Gown, One Grey and Gold Silk Gown, 2 Black Silk Gown's, One
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White Dimity Gown, One Black Sattin Gown One Striped Lutestring
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Gown, One Sprigg'd Lutestring Gown, One Blue Tissue Silk
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Gown and one Grey Tabby Silk Gown together with other things
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All which Twelve Gowns and other things she verily believes
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and is very well satisfied is the property of Lady Sambrook aforesaid
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