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<p n="641">ringing a second time the person who was with Informant<lb></lb>
and held the Hat over her face pulled her went out of the<lb></lb>
Parlor locked the door on the Outside. So that she was then<lb></lb>
Confused therein. That the said three men then went<lb></lb>
away but whether backwards or Forwards or in what<lb></lb>
manner She cannot tell, And this Informant further<lb></lb>
Saith that in about five or six Minutes after they were<lb></lb>
gone finding she could not get out of the door she got out of<lb></lb>
the Window into a Yard, opened <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo511">the Passage</rs>
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door and went<lb></lb>
to the Street door which she found Bolted both at Top and<lb></lb>
Bottom which gave Informant reason to apprehend they<lb></lb>
had gone out Backwards. That upon her Opening the door<lb></lb>
She found <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n641-1">James Ball</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45029_n641-1" type="given" value="James"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45029_n641-1" type="surname" value="Ball"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45029_n641-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
(a Porter belonging to her Master) standing<lb></lb>
there and told him there was Thieves in the House<lb></lb>
who went into the house and came out afterwards when an<lb></lb>
Alarm being given several persons went in and Searched the<lb></lb>
house, but found no person therein as she has been Informed<lb></lb>
and verily believes, Lastly Saith that the person who<lb></lb>
first held the hat over her face did not continue so to do<lb></lb>
the whole time, for on her being asked by one of the men<lb></lb>
not know whether there was any in the house or not<lb></lb>
One of the men sayed to him that Confined Informant &<lb></lb>
held the Hat over her face. "You hold her and I will<lb></lb>
go and find the Money". and that the man who then<lb></lb>
held her quitted her. and<del>the</del>
another of the said two<lb></lb>
men came and held her and Staid with her until they<lb></lb>
all ment away.</p>
<p n="642">Taken and Sworn the day<lb></lb>
and Year first above written<lb></lb>
before us}</p>
<p n="643"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n643-1">John Staples</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45029_n643-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n643-2">John Woodham</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45029_n643-2" type="surname" value="Woodham"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45029_n643-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="644">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n644-78">Mary<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Middleson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark.</p>
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