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<p n="1091"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">West<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
to<lb></lb>
Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1091-1">Samuel Rayston</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
before <obscured></obscured>
this 11th. day Sept 1789</p>
<p n="1092">Who being<obscured></obscured>
Oath says that last<lb></lb>
night between the House of<obscured></obscured>
Two young<lb></lb>
Womans came into his Martin Shop Broad Way Westr.<lb></lb>
and <obscured></obscured>
4th end that<lb></lb>
the Shop<obscured></obscured>
thread that<lb></lb>
the Going<obscured></obscured>
now present that calls herself Re-<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
to make her a penny<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
the young Woman not<lb></lb>
yet<obscured></obscured>
Esqr handkerchief<lb></lb>
that<obscured></obscured>
Window that this Infort answerd<lb></lb>
Four Shillings a piece that other said Woman left the<lb></lb>
Shop<obscured></obscured>
about Five Minutes this<obscured></obscured>
saw a<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
Door take out of the sd Shop Window<lb></lb>
the said handkerchiefs away tha by instantly followed<lb></lb>
save this young Woman about Ten yd<obscured></obscured>
his that dropt<obscured></obscured>
away that he<lb></lb>
stopt them<obscured></obscured>
the said<obscured></obscured>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo683">Chippanham</rs>
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in his Apron was the<lb></lb>
Handkerchief found which she dropt down and this<lb></lb>
Infort. took up that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1092-1">Rebecca Chippanham</rs>
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<lb></lb>
fell on her Knees<obscured></obscured>
this Infort would forgive her<lb></lb>
that the Handkerchief now produced are the property<lb></lb>
of<obscured></obscured>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ211">Weaver</rs>
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& the same that was taken out of the<lb></lb>
Shop Window known by some<obscured></obscured>
that had been Spi<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
upon them</p>
<p n="1093">Sworn this 11th. day of<lb></lb>
Sepr. 1789</p>
<p n="1094"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1094-1">Robt Abington</rs>
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<p n="1095"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1095-1">Samuel Royston</rs>
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