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<p n="3355"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo1290">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3355-1">Edward Bryan</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3355-2">Elizabeth Smith</rs>
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Taken before me one<lb></lb>
of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45019_occ523">Justices of the peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for the said County</p>
<p n="3356">Who being severally upon Oath say And first this<lb></lb>
Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3356-1">Edward Bryan</rs>
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for himself saith that<lb></lb>
on Friday Night last about nine o'Clock he was<lb></lb>
coming down Holborn when he was picked up by<lb></lb>
a person now present who calls herself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3356-2">Mary<lb></lb>
Royston</rs>
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who took him to her Lodging in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo1291">Crown<lb></lb>
Court</rs>
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Pierpool Lane this Informant had his<lb></lb>
Watch in his Pocket when he went into her Lodging<lb></lb>
with her and in the Morning this Informant<lb></lb>
Missed his Watch to his knowledged there was<lb></lb>
no other Person in the said Room from the time<lb></lb>
he had his Watch<del>in the said</del>
in the said Room<lb></lb>
to the time of his Missing it except she other<lb></lb>
other Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3356-3">Elizabeth Smith</rs>
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and saith<lb></lb>
that in the Morning he charged the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3356-4">Mary<lb></lb>
Royston</rs>
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with taking his Watch & she called<lb></lb>
out Bet Bet come down held is a Man<lb></lb>
making a Racket this Informt. finding that<lb></lb>
how as in a Bad Hands & hearing the Voice of a Man<lb></lb>
above Stairs he Immediately got out of the<lb></lb>
Horse for his own safety and saith that he<lb></lb>
verily believes that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3356-5">Mary Royston</rs>
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<lb></lb>
took and Carried away his Watch</p>
<p n="3357">And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3357-1">Elizabeth Smith</rs>
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for herself<lb></lb>
saith that she Lodges in the same House<lb></lb>
with the above named <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3357-2">Mary Royston</rs>
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that<lb></lb>
above twelve o Clock on Friday Night last she<lb></lb>
was called out of her own Room by the said Mary</p>
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