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Image 200 of 77423rd April 1787


And this Informant Ann Cotrell< no role > for herself sayeth
their a lodger in a Room up three pair of Stairs in the
House of the other Informant William Such< no role > , that she
perfectly remembers that upon Monday the 16th. Inst
as she was sitting in her Room between Six and Seven
oClock in the Evening she heard some body at her door
upon which she went to see who it was, and saw a
Man a Blue Coat and a Leather Apron, whom she
Verily believes to be the Person now present who calls
himself Collin Lennox< no role > , she asked the said Man who
he Pleas'd to have when he answered her, he believed
it was the wrong Room and upon this Informant
repeating the same Question she again Accused the same
answer that this Informant saw this same man
open the door of an then Room on the same Floor where
some single Men lay, she saw him look slightly into
the Room, shut the Door, and go down Stairs

And these Informant Jane Ogan< no role > This name instance is in set 229527960. for herself saith
that she is a lodger in the second Floor in the House
of the other Informant William Lecot< no role > that upon last
Monday at half an hour after six o'Clock in the Evening
this Informant was going up stairs to her own apartment
she met a Man near to the Door of William Luekes< no role > and
Room on this first Floor, that the said Man was stopt
and made way for this Informant to pass by him
which she did and by that means had an opportunity
of observing that the said Man had a Leathern Apron
on, but cannot take upon her to say Positively that
the person now present who is not the Man who
made way further and whom she pass'd as aforesaid

Sworn before me this 23rd Day
of April 1787

Geo: Reid< no role >

Willm. Leach< no role >
Ann Cottrell< no role >
Jane Ogan< no role > This name instance is in set 229527960.




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