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<p n="1641">of the person now present who calls himself<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1641-1">Thomas White</rs>
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she found in a Lanthorn White<lb></lb>
is kept in his room a Screw which had been<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
taken<lb></lb>
from the lock of the Street Door and was on<lb></lb>
the said Door on the Saturday Evening<lb></lb>
proceeding the said robbery and that she<lb></lb>
gave the said Screw to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1641-2">Francis Witty</rs>
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a<lb></lb>
Locksmith,<lb></lb>
And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1641-3">William Davis</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself Saith that on Friday Evening the<lb></lb>
Seventh of May instant about Ten, o'Clock at<lb></lb>
night he took a pair of Silver Candlestick with Wax<lb></lb>
Candle therein both of near one length into<lb></lb>
the room of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1641-4">Thomas White</rs>
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. and that<lb></lb>
the said Candles were not used after<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
this Informant had put them into the<lb></lb>
Room of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1641-5">Thomas White</rs>
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, and this<lb></lb>
Informant further saith that on being<lb></lb>
informed that thieves was in his Lady's<lb></lb>
House he went into the room of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1641-6">Thomas White</rs>
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and found one of the<lb></lb>
pieces of Wax Candle which he had left<lb></lb>
in the Silver Candle sticks had been taken<lb></lb>
out and nearly burnt out and put into<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
a<del>flat</del>
plated<lb></lb>
landstick and the other Candle in a Drawer<lb></lb>
in his room, and verily believes that the said<lb></lb>
Candle must have been burning in the<lb></lb>
room of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1641-7">Thomas White</rs>
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for near four<lb></lb>
hours</p>
<p n="1642"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1642-1">Sarah All</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1642-2">William Davies</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45028_n1642-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="1643">Sworn before Us this 14th day of<lb></lb>
May 1784}</p>
<p n="1644"> <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ386">Mercer</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1644-1">Thos. Parker</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45028_n1644-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
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