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St. Information of William Dykes< no role > at the City of Bristol
Irongate St. Catherine Middlesex on his Oath says on
Tuseday last about the Hour of Twelve he met the Prisoner
present who says her Name is Elizabeth Cooper< no role > in Rosemary Lane
and agreed to go her Lodging situate in Murphys Alley Cable
Street St George Middlesex That he had Four Guineas and
a half and Three or four Shillings in his Tobacco pouch which
was in his right hand [..] Jacket pocket at the Time her
went on the Bed with her and in about a Quarter of an hour the
Woman who he had sent for a Pot of Beer came in with the
same he saw the said Elizabeth Cooper< no role > take his said pouch
out of his said Pocket and [..] it to the said Woman who
ran out of Door with it says he run out to get an Officer and
in the meantime the prisoner run away-That in about a
Quarter of an hour after William Elbey< no role > the Officer took her
when she said she had not got the Mong

his
William [mark] Dykes< no role >
Mark

Taken and Sworn
Sep 1787 Before me
John Staples< no role >

The said Elizabeth Cooper< no role > says she met William Dyker< no role > in Rosemary
lane on Tuesday last about the Middle of the Day that he had a
Bundle in which was some Tobacco which he took and put in out of a Stocking
his Mouth that she did not see any Pouch he hadSays [..] laid
on the Bed with her and which he had amused himself with her he Seized
her by the Arm and Sworn She had robbed him.

Elizabeth
Copper< no role >