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Image 87 of 14622nd November 1723


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The Exaiacon and Confession of Mary Eller< no role >
taken before She Sr Geo: Merttins< no role > Knt . Etc the
22d. Day of November 1723 .

This Exainat Saith That She being an Oysterwoman did on
Saturday Night last go into the House of Charles Bass< no role > at ye.
Sign of the George in George Yard on Snow hill where She
Sold her Oysters, And Saith That two men, being drinking
there, one of them gave her this Exaiant the [..] Silver
Tankard & bidd her go and pawn it, And Saith that she
imediately went with the said Tankard and pawned the
Same to Mr. Morris a Pawn Broker at Holbourn Bridge
for the Sume of three Pounds, and Saith that out of ye.
said sume she gave the man that delivered the Tankard
to her, the Sume of Twelve Shillings at the Pawn Brokers
Door who waited for her there, And further Saith that
She & ye same man appointed to meet on ye Monday
following in Order to divide ye whole Sume between
them, but hath not Seen him Since.

Capt & jurat 22. Die Novembris
Anno Dm 1723 Cora me
Geo Merttins

The mark of
Mary [mark] Ellen

Cho B




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