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<p n="1819"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
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The information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1819-1">Sarah Creighton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45019_occ297">Spinster</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
on Oath before us two of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45019_occ298">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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in and for the said County the 21stday of<lb></lb>
June in the year of our Lord 1773</p>
<p n="1820">Who saith that she has for about Six Weeks past boarded and<lb></lb>
Lodged with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1820-1">Miss Mortimore</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo777">Old Gravel Lane</rs>
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Milliner that<lb></lb>
in the Night of Wednesday the 16th. day of June instant that dwelling<lb></lb>
House of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1820-2">Miss Mortimore</rs>
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was broke open and a great<lb></lb>
Quantity of Goods and Things Stolen therefrom amongst<lb></lb>
which was a black Silk Cloak four Gowns and some other<lb></lb>
things her propertysaith that a little before day she was<lb></lb>
awoke by a noise below stairs upon which the maid and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1820-3">Miss<lb></lb>
Mortimore</rs>
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got out of Bed and looked out of the Window but<lb></lb>
could see no person saith that about half an hour after she <lb></lb>
again heard a noise below Stairs upon which she this informant<lb></lb>
and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1820-4">Miss Mortimore</rs>
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get out of Bed and Rappd at<lb></lb>
the window upon seeing two men who seemed to have<lb></lb>
round hats and blue Jacketts whereupon someother men<lb></lb>
who were at the Bed room Door called out and said if they<lb></lb>
did not open the Door they would blow their Brains out<lb></lb>
upon which she this informant went to the room Door and said<lb></lb>
if they would spare their lives they might have every thing<lb></lb>
they had upon which one of the Men who stood at the Door<lb></lb>
said well thenDam you open the Door and there upon this<lb></lb>
informant<del>opened</del>
opened the Door whereupon they told this<lb></lb>
informant and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1820-5">Miss Mortimore</rs>
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to go into bed and cover themselves<lb></lb>
upon which they didsaith that she took particular Notice of<lb></lb>
one of the men now present who saith his name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1820-6">Thomas Grear</rs>
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That she well remmebers to have seen the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1820-7">Thomas Grear</rs>
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<lb></lb>
when she open'd the Door<del>and</del>
saw him come up stairs and saw</p>
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