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The Information of Mary Thornton< no role > Single woman
taken on her oath before me one of his Maties
Justices of the Peace for the City of London

This Informant on her oath saith That last night about twelve
a clock She being a lodger in the house of one Ann Thatcher< no role >
in Buttlers Ally in little Moor Feilds was awaked as She was in
bed with a Knocking at the door of the said house, And upon her
so being awaked She saw one Joseph Reeves< no role > This name instance is in set 4855. (which this informant
believes to be a common thief) bring or throw into the said Lodgins
a parcell of Linnen which She believes to be Shirts or Shifts
And that the said Mary Thatcher< no role > and one Mary Coates< no role > a Lodge
in the said house did receive the said parcell of Linnen from the
said Joseph Reeves< no role > This name instance is in set 4855. , And this informant on her oath further saith
That after the said Linnen was so deliver'd to the saidMary [..]
Ann Thatcher as aforesaid She heard the said Ann Thatcher< no role > &
Mary Coates< no role > declare that the said Linnen were worth about Twelve
Shillings, And this informant further maketh oath That She hath
known the said [..] Ann Thatcher< no role > to have received [..]
several other goods from persons who She doth know or suspect to
be thieves

Capt& Jurat 30o die Martij 1722
Coram me
John Fryer< no role >

the mark of
[mark]
Mary Thornton< no role >

The Information of Ann Godfrey< no role > wife of George Godfrey< no role >
taken on her oath before me

This Informant on her oath saith That about Twelve a Clock last night
there was feloniously stolen from her Sixteen holland Shirts & Shifts
the Goods of Severall persons who did imploy this Informant to wash
the same She being a Washer woman and following that imploy

Capt & Jurat 30o die Martij 1722
Coram me
John Fryer< no role >

Ann Godfey< no role >




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