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<p n="1266"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45022_geo635">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n1266-1">Elizabeth</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45022_occ258">Wife</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n1266-2">John Steed</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n1266-3">Joseph Chappell</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n1266-4">Joseph<lb></lb>
Harrison</rs>
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<del>and William Chas & William Ch<obscured></obscured>
</del>
<lb></lb>
taken before me One of his Majestys<lb></lb>
Justices of the peace for the said County</p>
<p n="1267">Who being severally upon Oath say And first this<lb></lb>
Informant Elizabeth Steed for herself saith that<lb></lb>
this Days she went to the House of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n1267-1">Wm Moulds</rs>
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at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45022_geo636">Sign of the Cock</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45022_geo637">Dyot Street</rs>
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to have a<lb></lb>
Rabbit Caved upon her coming into the House the<lb></lb>
Person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n1267-2">Thomas Jones</rs>
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<lb></lb>
offered to Case it but this Informant thinking it not<lb></lb>
safe in his hands would not let him do it Upon<lb></lb>
which One<del>other Informant</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n1267-3">William Chew</rs>
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took the said<lb></lb>
Rabbit<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
& Panneked it this Informant then<lb></lb>
took the said Rabbit from the said Chew & the said<lb></lb>
Thomas Jones then laid held of her left hand with<lb></lb>
great Violence<del>and</del>
wrenched the plain Gold Ring now<lb></lb>
produced from of her third Finger of the left hand<lb></lb>
and Feloniously took and Carried away the same<lb></lb>
that about half an hour after the said Ring was<lb></lb>
so Stolen this Informant was told by one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n1267-5">Ann<lb></lb>
Sparks</rs>
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that the said Thomas Jones had<del>been</del>
offered<lb></lb>
her Ring to pawn at Mr Jeyes<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in Denmark<lb></lb>
Street Saint Giles upon which this Informant<lb></lb>
Cause the said Thomas Jones to be apprehended<lb></lb>
and that the Ring now produced is the property of this<lb></lb>
Informants Husband John Steed<lb></lb>
And this Informant Joseph Chappel for himself<lb></lb>
saith that he was present this Day when the<lb></lb>
abovenamed Thomas Jones Serged hold of the other<lb></lb>
Informant Elizabeth Steed by the hand. & said him<lb></lb>
with great force and Violence wrench the plain<lb></lb>
Gold Ring now produced from off her Finger and<lb></lb>
took & Carried away the same and at the same time<lb></lb>
Swore an oath that he would go and pawn it.</p>
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