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Image 33 of 21427th December 1768


Middlesex
and
Westminster }
To Wit


The Information of Mary Thorne< no role > of Mortlake in the County of Surry
Taken Before me John Spinnage< no role > Esquire One of his Majesty
Justices of the Peace for the said County City and Liberty

Who being upon [..] her Oath Saith That about Six of the Clock
in the Evening of Thursday the 22d day of this Instant December
as this Informant was coming to London and being near the Blue
Lyon in the Road leading for Grays Inn Lane to Battle bridges, she
was feloniously Assaulted and Knocked down by a singlesman
and after she was so knocked down the said Man dragg'd
her over a Bank into a he Brick field and their riffled her Pockets
from whence he stole took and Camed away, One Linnen
Handkerchief, one Velvet Hussey with a Broken looking Glass
and a pair of Scissars in it, one pair of open work White Metal
ButtonsBuckles, one way took inch Case one every Nutmeg
Grater one small Knife, one Pinch beck Watch with Threat Seals
[..] one whereof was a Cornelian impressed with a Fox
One White Cornelian Seal impressed with a Cupied, and one White
Crystal Seal impressed with a Head- [..] Allofor most of which
things being now produced [..] of this Informant Saith are her
property, and also a Gold Wedding Ring, and a pair of Earings
which with the other things were feloniously taken from her by
the said Person

Sworn this 27th of December 1768
Before me}

Jno Spinnage< no role >

Mary Thorne< no role >




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