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Image 490 of 68116th October 1786


Middlesex
to wit}


The Information of Eleanor Pringh< no role > Spinster and Ann Fridge< no role > Widow
Lodgers at Wm Laughton< no role > near the Turks head all New Grave Jane Radwell< no role >
Taken, before me Ann of his Majestys Justices of the peace in and for the said
County

Eleanor Pringle< no role > on her Oath says on Thursday night last about
half an hour past Eleven she come from the Home and Dray a Public
house in New Gravel Lane Shadwell with a pot of Beer to Mr Lawton
in the same Lane that she saw Four Men going by with an Anchors who
the said Men up were she doth not know-Says she called to Peter
Hotcraft
< no role > a Watchman in the said Lane who she asked if he had seen
them-That he the said Watchman [..] as she thought with an Anchor and soon after the said Four men came down
again being in about Two minutes Says she saw Two other Youngmen
go down the said Lane, a Little time before the said [..] her with the anchor as aforesaid who she thinks are the persons present was say these
names are John Swainston< no role > and Thomas Moody< no role > , who soon returned back.

The 16th day of Sworn Oct 1786
Before John Staples< no role >

her
Eleanor [mark] Pringle< no role >
Mark

Ann Judge< no role > On her Oath says one Night last Week which she believes to be Thursday as she and Eleanor Pringle< no role > were near
the Door of the House of Mr. Lawton in New Gravel Lane Shadwell she heard the said Eleanor
call to the Watchman Peter who was on the opposite side of the way and told him there
were some men carrying an Anchor up the Lane-That she saw John Swainston< no role > come
down the said Lane with Another who said it was not what they thought but that
it was a Log of Wood

Sworn
The 16th. day of Oct 1786
Before
John Staples< no role >

his
Ann [mark] Fudge< no role >
Mark




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