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The Information of James Watkinson of<lb></lb>
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Hot Presser Who, being<lb></lb>
on Oath, saith that whilst he was sitting in a little<lb></lb>
Room facing a yard belonging to his Dwelling House<lb></lb>
he perceived two Silk Handkerchiefs that were<lb></lb>
hanging upon a Line there taken from off the Line<lb></lb>
but not being able to see who took thems he &<lb></lb>
mother Person wait unto the Pass age, and there<lb></lb>
he saw <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n169-2">Frances Jones</rs>
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the Prisoner now under<lb></lb>
Examination , with the two Silk Handkerchief.<lb></lb>
in her Hand and on her being ask'd by this Informants<lb></lb>
Brothers (who was the other person above spoken of<lb></lb>
What she did then she answered-nothing-on<lb></lb>
which she dropped the said Handkerchiefs, says<lb></lb>
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two Handkerchiefs now produced are the same<lb></lb>
which he saw taken from off the Line and afterwards<lb></lb>
dropped by the said prisoner, and are the Property<lb></lb>
of him this Informant and of the Value of<lb></lb>
two Shillings and upwards.</p>
<p n="170">Taker and sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo174">Guild hall</rs>
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London <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15093_date21">27 March 1782</rs>
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before me}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n170-1">John Hart</rs>
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<p n="171"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n171-1">James Watkinson</rs>
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