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The Information of Thomas Gardiner< no role > of Whitecha-
pel Road Side in the Parish of St Mary Whitechapel
dealer and William Lee< no role > of the same place Assistant
Taken this 21st: day Jany. 1789 before me One of His Majestys
Justices of the Peace in and for the said County who being
on their Oaths say and first The said Thomas Gardiner< no role > for
himself saith Last night about the hour of seven the Women
present who saith her name is Ann Burch< no role > came into his
shop with another woman and [..] asked the price of some
Cuttings of Bacon and went away That they soon returned
when the other Woman asked if he had any scrapings of
Butter says before he had done business with a Gentleman in his
Shop William Lee< no role > brought said Ann Burch< no role > into the Shop
with the piece of vacon produced weighting fourteen pound
and a half pound Value Five Shillings his property which
said piece of Bacon he had littleforbefore in his hand and
put on the Counter William Lee< no role > on his Oath saith last night
about the hour of Seven he saw the said Ann Burch< no role >
take the said Price of Bacon of the Counter and go out of
the Shop That he pursued and took her on the foot pavenment
out side the house and looking at it by the light of the Window
he seized her and Bacon and brought her into the Shop

Taken and Sworn
The 21 Jan 1789 Before me
John Staples< no role >

Thos Gardiner< no role >
William Lee< no role >

Ann Burch< no role > says she went into Mr Gardiner Shop
last night no person with her that she took the Piece of Bacon
produced up to look at it and did not mean to take it away

Taken signed and declared to be the truth
Before me
John Staples< no role >

her
Ann [mark] Barch< no role >
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