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to Wit}</note>
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The Information and Voluntary Confession of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-1">Elizabeth Durant</rs>
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Admitted an Evidence on his Maiestys Behalf against <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-2">Mary Bateman</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-3">Elizabeth Sully</rs>
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this 23d. day of April 1788 by me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-4">John Staples</rs>
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Esqr<lb></lb>
one of his Majestys Justices of the Peace in and for the said County<lb></lb>
Who being or her Oath saith that on Saturday night last about the<lb></lb>
hour of nine Informant and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-5">Mary Bateman</rs>
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Decoyed <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-6">James Palmer</rs>
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into a House of Ill Fame Situate in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo386">long Alley</rs>
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in the Parish of Saint<lb></lb>
George <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo387">Middlesex</rs>
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that Informant went up Stairs with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-7">James<lb></lb>
Palmer</rs>
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was upon the Bed with him about ten Minutes when they came down<lb></lb>
Stairs and said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-8">James Palmer</rs>
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gave <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-9">Elizabeth Sully</rs>
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who kept the said House<lb></lb>
a Shilling to fetch some Gin afterwards the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-10">James Palmer</rs>
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went up<lb></lb>
Stairs with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-11">Mary Bateman</rs>
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Informant followed to the Door pushed it a<lb></lb>
Little open saw them Both upon the Bed and also saw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-12">Mary Bateman</rs>
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take the Watch produced out of the Pocket of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-13">James Palmer</rs>
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and lay<lb></lb>
it upon the Bed the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-14">James Palmer</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-15">Mary Bateman</rs>
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came down Stairs<lb></lb>
to<obscured></obscured>
her and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-16">Mary Bateman</rs>
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gave the Watch to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n640-17">Elizabeth Sully</rs>
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and did not See<lb></lb>
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the man any more until Sunday Morning</p>
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this 23d.<lb></lb>
day of April 1788 before}</p>
<p n="642"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n642-1">John Staples</rs>
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Mark</p>
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says <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n644-2">James Palmer</rs>
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gave her the said Watch for to take<lb></lb>
care of it that she laid it on the Table and went out for a Candle and when<lb></lb>
she came back she did not see it nor did she take away Notice and that it<lb></lb>
was <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n644-3">Elizabeth Durant</rs>
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who told her the watch was in the Bed</p>
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Mark</p>
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brought <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n646-3">James Palmer</rs>
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into her<lb></lb>
house on Saturday night last about the hour of nine <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n646-4">Mary Bateman</rs>
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following says<lb></lb>
she went and fetched Six penny worth of Gin and that Durant went up stairs with<lb></lb>
Palmer that she knows nothing about the Watch nor did she ever see it<lb></lb>
before it was in the possession of the Constable</p>
<p n="647">Taken and Signed by<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
The Day and Year abovementioned<lb></lb>
Before me<lb></lb>
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Mark</p>
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