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The Informacon of
Abraham Dudley< no role >
of ye
Parish of Bowe
in ye City of London
Esqr
:
this day taken upon Oath before Me
Michael
Cole< no role >
Knt
: One of his Majtye Justice of the
Peace
for ye sd County & Librtye
The Sd. Informant Abraham Dudley< no role >
upon his Oath
doth say That he had One Katheraine Davis< no role >
a hired Servt
.
to him, wch: Sd Katheraine Davis goeing from her Service
in a Secret Mannr: and takeing her Trunck along
with her, This Informt: by reason of that, die Suspect
the sd Katheraine Davis< no role >
to have stolne from him or,
his Lodgers Sevrall Goods: Whereupon this Informant's
son & othrsenquireing and searching in his House. One Mr: Cragh
his son and Lodger had stolne from him 4: Dor: Bothes
of Irish Usque baugh value absd 2s: Botle and a Ters of
Nine. as he [..] And alsoe One Mr: Wroth anothr: of this Informants
Lodger had stolne from him 2 Silver Watches. as his [..] aledgeth And this
Informt: himself had stolne oute of his House [..] 40: yards of
Stuff and Silk value 18d: P yard: whereupon this Informt:
son Gamed a Warrts: from one of his Majtyes Justices of
the Peace
to Search for the sd goods; And in Searching
for the sd goods in ye Room and Boxes of the aforesd
Katheraine Davis This Informt: & ye Constable
found in her Custodye, 2 Botles of Asquebaugh
the aforesd 40 yards of Stuff & Silk and the 2 Watches
She sd Katheraine confest to this Informt: that
She had left the sd Watches wth: a Watchmaker in
Change Alley. And alsoe this Informt: furthr found
in the sd Katheraine's Custodye aboute 7: Yards
of Silk Value abt 4s: P yard, wch: Silk was Stolne from
Mr: Dudley this Informts: son as the [..] and furthr Sayth
not
Jurat 7 o die Febry
1695/6 coram me}
Abra Dudley< no role >