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The Information of Martha< no role > the Wife of Christopher Dix< no role > This name instance is in set 3755. of Shadwell High Street
in the Parish of St. Paul Shadwell Victualer and William Elbey< no role > of the said Parish Court Maker taken this
25th. day of May 1787 Before us Two of [..] Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex

Martha Dix< no role > on her Oath says The Candlesticks produced are her husband
property and were Yesterday afternoon taken out of the Kitchen from off the Mantle piece
That she saw the person present who says her Name in Ann Wood< no role > in said Kitchen that she went
with Wm. Elbly< no role > to a house where she lodged and says the small land which in the Mentle piece and saw her [..] go into another Room and take up the other Candlestick
William Elbey< no role > on his Oath says he saw Wood come into the house of Christopher Dix< no role > This name instance is in set 3755.
go into the Kitchen and set herself down and in the Evening Mr. Dix asked him if he
knew the Woman who had been there That he went with Wm. Dix< no role > to a house where
Ann Wood< no role > Lodged and saw Mrs. Dix take the small Candlestick off the mantle piece saying it
was her property. That Wm. Wood< no role > went out of that Room into another he followed her and saw her
have the Tell Candlestick in her hand which he endeavoured to take from her but could not she
throwing it down into the Street [..] and saw Mr. Gatliff pick it up

Taken and Sworn
The 25th. day of May 1787
Before us
John Staples< no role >
Peter Greene< no role >

Martha Dix< no role >
William Elbey< no role >

The Said Ann Wood< no role > says she was so much in Liguor she doth not know what she did nor doth she
know how the said Candlesticks came into her house

Taken and Signed
The Day and year abovementioned
Before us
John Staples< no role >
Peter Greene< no role >

her
Ann [mark] Wood< no role >
Mark.