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THE Information of
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Taken this 27th. Day of September 1783 before me
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of his Majesty's
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in and for the said County
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Who being upon Oath saith that on Friday the Twenty ninth day of last
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August one
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(a prisoner now present) and
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applied to her this Informant as Man and Wife to Let them a ready
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Furnished room and
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which she agreed with them to do
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and let them a Back Garrell at the Rate of Two Shillings Por
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Week. and received form the said
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One Shilling
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as Earnest. That they then took immediate possession thereof
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and Continued in the same as Man and wife until Wednesday
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the nineteenth of September Inst. on the morning of which day
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about six O'Clock she was rang up by the said a
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who upon Informants opening the door to her said she supposed
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her husband would be frightened at
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Staying out all night but
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having been taken Ill bet Mile End she was obliged to Stay there
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all night. That the said
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then went up Stairs
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unto the Garret where the said
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then was That
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he Wycomb soon after came down Stairs and went out as did the
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about Eight. That the said John Wycomb
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returned again about noon and asked her if his wife was at Home when
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She told him She was not. That Wycomb then went up Stairs
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and after Staying some Little time came down again went out and
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returned again in about half an hour went up stairs and foned
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open the door furth a poker taken out of a Lodgers Room on the same Floor (which had been Locked by the said
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who had the Key in her pocket) as she has since been informed and
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verily believes. That about Ten Minutes after he Wycomb came
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down Stairs more Softly then he was used to do and Informant
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being Washing in the Yard heard him go along
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went to look after him at which time he had got to the street
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door with the Box (now produced) on his Back. Whereupon
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Informant asked him if he was going to move when he
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Answered not yet. That he there went out and went away.
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That the said
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returned between Eight and nine
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O Clock in the Evening and upon Informants telling her that her
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Husband had been up stair and taken away at Box she exclaimed
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She was ruined for ever. she then took the Candle from Informant
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and went up Stairs opened the door and came down Immediatly
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Said to Informant what Shall I do. I am received for he has taken
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