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and William Chas & William Ch
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taken before me One of his Majestys
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Justices of the peace for the said County
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Who being severally upon Oath say And first this
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Informant Elizabeth Steed for herself saith that
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this Days she went to the House of
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Rabbit Caved upon her coming into the House the
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Person now present who calls himself
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offered to Case it but this Informant thinking it not
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safe in his hands would not let him do it Upon
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which One
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took the said
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& Panneked it this Informant then
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took the said Rabbit from the said Chew & the said
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Thomas Jones then laid held of her left hand with
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great Violence
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wrenched the plain Gold Ring now
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produced from of her third Finger of the left hand
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and Feloniously took and Carried away the same
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that about half an hour after the said Ring was
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so Stolen this Informant was told by one
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that the said Thomas Jones had
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offered
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her Ring to pawn at Mr Jeyes
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in Denmark
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Street Saint Giles upon which this Informant
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Cause the said Thomas Jones to be apprehended
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and that the Ring now produced is the property of this
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Informants Husband John Steed
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And this Informant Joseph Chappel for himself
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saith that he was present this Day when the
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abovenamed Thomas Jones Serged hold of the other
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with great force and Violence wrench the plain
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took & Carried away the same and at the same time
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Swore an oath that he would go and pawn it.
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