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<p n="2552"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45015_geo961">Middlesex</rs>
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The Examination and Voluntary Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n2552-1">Edward Taylor</rs>
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taken in Writing before us two of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45015_occ322">Justices of the<lb></lb>
peace</rs>
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in and for the said County the 23d day of August in the Year<lb></lb>
of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy</p>
<p n="2553">Who saith that about the Sixteenth of Seventeenth day of July last<lb></lb>
he this Informant and one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n2553-1">Christopher Moreton</rs>
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about Twelve o'Clock<lb></lb>
in the forenoon went to Stepney and lifted up the sash Frame or<lb></lb>
Window of a House adjoining to the Church Yard there Saith that the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n2553-2">Christopher Moreton</rs>
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went in at the said Window into the said<lb></lb>
House and carried there four or five Minutes and then came out<lb></lb>
at the same Window and brought out with him four Red Silk<lb></lb>
Handkerchief one White Sattin Cloak or Cardinal and one Apron<lb></lb>
saith that he and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n2553-3">Christopher Moreton</rs>
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went from thence<lb></lb>
and carried the said four Handkerchief White Sattin Cloak or Cardinal<lb></lb>
and the said Apron to the House of one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n2553-4">Ann Chambers</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45015_geo962">Rosemary<lb></lb>
Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45015_geo963">White Chapel</rs>
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who bought the same of them for seven Shillings<lb></lb>
Saith that the next day about Twelve or one Clock in the forenoon<lb></lb>
he this Informant and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n2553-5">Christopher Moreton</rs>
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went again to<lb></lb>
Stepney and lifted up the Sash Frame or Window of the same time<lb></lb>
adjoining to the Church Yard aforesaid<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Saith that the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n2553-6">Christopher Moreton</rs>
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then went in at the Window into the House<lb></lb>
and staid there a little Time and came out again and brought out<lb></lb>
with him Seven blue Silk Handkerchief in a piece one Silver punch<lb></lb>
Bowl four Silver Table Spoons and one Silver Punch ladle<lb></lb>
Saith that he and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n2553-7">Christopher Moreton</rs>
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went from thence<lb></lb>
and carried the said Handkerchiefs Silver Punch Bowl four Silver<lb></lb>
Table Spoons and the said Silver Punch Ladle to their Lodgings at<lb></lb>
one Mr. Carrs in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45015_geo964">Nightingale Lane</rs>
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, and shewed the same to her<lb></lb>
saith that the said Mr. Carr then said she would buy the said Silver<lb></lb>
Punch Ladle and one of the said Silver Table Spoons of them because not<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Marked and therefore no person could swear to it Saith that they<lb></lb>
accordingly sold the said Silver Punch Ladle and one of the said Silver<lb></lb>
Table Spoons to the said Mr. Carr for Six Shillings but received only<lb></lb>
four Shillings Saith that he this Informant and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n2553-8">Christopher<lb></lb>
Moreton</rs>
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them went from the House of the said Mrs. Carr to the House<lb></lb>
or Lodgings Punch Bowl and three of the said Silver Table Spoons with<lb></lb>
them and asked the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n2553-9">Catherine Graham</rs>
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to sell the same for them<lb></lb>
saith that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n2553-10">Catherine Graham</rs>
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took the said Silver Punch Bowl<lb></lb>
and the said three Silver Table Spoons from them, and went away and carried<lb></lb>
about three or four hours and then came book and gave them two<lb></lb>
Guineas for the said Silver Punch Bowl and the said three Silver Table</p>
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