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<p n="960"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo749">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n960-1">William Davis</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n960-2">Rosannah Ash</rs>
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taken on Oath the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45029_date171">fifth day of March 1785</rs>
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before me one of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ289">Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo750">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="961">This Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n961-1">William Davis</rs>
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on his Oath Saith. That on Monday<lb></lb>
night last the Twenty eighth day of February he was Robbed in a Court<lb></lb>
near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo751">Kingsland road</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo752">Saint Leonard Shoreditch</rs>
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of One<lb></lb>
Silver Watch, One Cloth great Coat, One Coat and Waistcoat, One Hat<lb></lb>
One Silk Handkerchief, One Linnen Handkerchief, one pair of Silver<lb></lb>
Knee Buckles, one pair of Plated Shoe Buckles and some money his<lb></lb>
property.</p>
<p n="962">This Informant Rosannah Ash on her Oath Saith that on Monday<lb></lb>
night last about Eleven O'Clock she being then at a Public house known<lb></lb>
by <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo753">the Sign of the Crown and Thistle</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo754">Kingsland road</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo755">Saint<lb></lb>
Leonard Shoreditch</rs>
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(<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo756">Middlesex</rs>
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) she saw <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n962-1">Frances Davenport</rs>
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the prisoner<lb></lb>
now under Examination in the said house standing by the Fire and<lb></lb>
while she was there saw a Man come into the Taproom who is now<lb></lb>
present and says his name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n962-2">William Davis</rs>
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who was then to appearance<lb></lb>
much in Liquor, and Saith that the said Frances Daven Port forced herself<lb></lb>
into the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n962-3">William Davis</rs>
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's Company and Asked him to give her some<lb></lb>
Beer, And Saith that then the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n962-4">William Davis</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n962-5">Frances Davenport</rs>
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<lb></lb>
went out of the back door of the house and presently afterwards the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n962-6">Frances Davenport</rs>
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returned to the said house and told this Informant<lb></lb>
she had locked the Man In, And further Saith that before they<lb></lb>
went out of the said house she saw the said Frances Davenport<lb></lb>
pick a red And White Handkerchief out of the Pocket of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n962-7">William Davis</rs>
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and the next the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n962-8">Francis Davenport</rs>
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desired this<lb></lb>
Informant to take the key and lett him out of the room which she refused</p>
<p n="963">Taken and Sworn the fifth<lb></lb>
day of March 1785 before.<lb></lb>
me}</p>
<p n="964">D Wilmot</p>
<p n="965"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n965-1">Wm. Davies</rs>
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</p>
<p n="966">The mark of<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n966-1">Rosannah Ash</rs>
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