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<p n="1564"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1056">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1564-1">Blackburn Clark</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1564-2">Ann<lb></lb>
Platfeet</rs>
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taken before me this 24th. Day of<lb></lb>
May 1784.</p>
<p n="1565">Who being on Oath say and first the said Blackburn Clark says<lb></lb>
that he is a Soldier in the Guards and was a Continue at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1057">Opera-house</rs>
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on Saturday night the 8th. Instant. That he observed<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1565-1">James Napier</rs>
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now present walk up to The Honble. Mrs. Hobart<lb></lb>
as she was coming out of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1058">Opera-house</rs>
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and lay hold of her<lb></lb>
right Ear, whereupon said Mrs Hobart screamed out and said<lb></lb>
"Her Ear-ring was goneThat Mr. Laseeths and this<lb></lb>
Informant secured said Napier and this Informant and<lb></lb>
others took him to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1059">Saint James's Watch-house</rs>
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And the<lb></lb>
said Ann Platfeet says that her Husband in Keeper of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1060">Saint<lb></lb>
James's Watch house</rs>
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That <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1565-2">James Napier</rs>
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now present was<lb></lb>
brought to said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1061">Watch-house</rs>
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on said Saturday Evening by the<lb></lb>
said Blackburn Clark and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1565-4">David Miles</rs>
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a Constable. That the next<lb></lb>
Day (Sunday) in the Morning a Man came in and wanted to<lb></lb>
speak to his FriendThat she permitted said Man to go below<lb></lb>
stairs Where said Napier and another Prisoner were That<lb></lb>
in a few minutes said Man and two Prisoners rushed up Armed,<lb></lb>
when said Napier who was armed with a Chizzet, came up<lb></lb>
to her and said to her "You Bitch if you resist I will Kill<lb></lb>
Ye" and after repeating the same Words two or three times,<lb></lb>
ran awayas did the other two.</p>
<p n="1566">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
24th of May 1784}</p>
<p n="1567"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1567-1">Sampn Wright</rs>
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<p n="1568">Blackburn Clark<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1568-2">Ann Platfeet</rs>
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