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The InformationExaminationof Eleanor the Wife of William
Boyce< no role > of High Street in the Hemlet of Mile End New
town in the said County Ropemaker and Elizabeth the
Wife of George Prevost of the same place Weavertaken
And Samuel Corp< no role > of the same place Weaver taken this 9th: of May
1783Who being on Oath Say And first the said Eleanor Boyce< no role >
sayth that this afternoonalBetween the Hours of Two and Three
she left the aforesaid Dwelling house and went to the House of the
said George Prevost her next Neighbourand thatthat she verily
believes she locked the Door of the Kitchen in the said House when she
left the same as aforesaid and that no person was in said house at the
Time of her leaving the same and that The Two Close Bodyd Cloth Coats
One Pluch Waistcoat and Two printed Linnen Gowns of the Value of Six
Shillings now produced she left in the [..] Kitchen of the said house, at the Time
she went to her next Neighbour aforesaid, That this Informant returned in
about an hour afterwards to fetch her Tea Kettle and other Articles to make Tea
with at which Time she verily believe she locked the door of the said
Kitchen when she again left the same and they no person was in the house when the agents went and is carrying this appeared was theto goto her Neighbours in the said Kitchenwhere she went
tothat Whilst she was these at her Neighbour a Childandaged about five Years informed her that
a Woman had been into her house and come out of the same with something in
her Apron and pointed to the prisoner who says her name is Ann Clark< no role > as being the
person who came out of said house, That this informant went after her having never
lost sight of her after being informed by the said Infant as being the person who came
out of her house that this Informant soon overtook the Prisoner and asked her what she
wanted at the House the came out offThat this Informant likewise asked the Prisoner what
she had in her Apron whoandcame back to the House of this Informants this bend
when the Prisoner in the presence of this Informant put [..] the said Two Close Body Cloth
Coats One Plush Waistscoat and Two printed Linnen Gowns in the [..] Kitchen of said house the property of this Informants
husbands whichshethis Informant is certain that she left in the Kitchen of the said house at the last time of her leaving said
house this afternoon. Elizabeth Provest Sayth That this Afternoon between the Hours of
Three and Four she saw the Prisoner and the saidElizabeth Eleanor Boyce< no role > go towards the house of the said
Wm. Boyce< no role > that she followed them and Saw the Prisoner put out of her Apron in the Kitchen
of the said Boyce she said Two Coats One Waistcoat and Two Gowns, That the Prisoner wanted to
go away pretending to Fetch the person who had given her the said ArticlesSamuel Corp< no role > for himself sayth
that hearing his Neighbour William Boyce< no role > had been robbed he went into [..] his house and being informed
the Prisoner was gone to the Necessary, he wanted and [..] after she came out he this Informant went and looked down
the necessary where he found Two Chessels now produced, that [..] immediately he went to look to see if any force
[..] kitchen door of the stock of the House of the said William Boyce< no role > [..] that he found that Violence
[..] had been done by the said Chessels