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The Examination of Elizabeth Tayther of
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This Examinant on her Oath Saith That she hath Known
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Mary Parry
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late a Servant to Mr. Joreme of New street
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, for about Eight years past, at which time she was then Servant
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to Mr. Salt a Paper stainer at
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That this Examinant and her Husband
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John Tayther
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hath for
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upwards of Ten years lived and resided as Lodgers to one James
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Lenham of Black Eagle street, aforesaid, and during that time the said
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Mary Parry
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hath frequently called on this Examinant there, to see
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That in particular about four or five week Since, but cannot
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exactly say what day, the said
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came to this Examinants
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apartments in Black Eagle street aforesaid, And told this Examinant
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that there would be a Sale soon, and their Warehousemen would get
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her some silk Cheap, as they could get it in a Cheaper manner at the sale then at
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any other time, because, she said it was old Shopkeepers which was all
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the Conversation between them that day
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That about a fortnight afterwards, a
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young woman
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who gods
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by the name of Rebecca and was fellow Servant with the said Mary
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Parry, came to this Examinants Appartments, and told this Examinant
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that she came from Molly Parry and that her Mistress and the said
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had been having some words, and that she wanted to
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speak to this Examinant at her Masters house in
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aforesaid
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Accordingly this Examinant on a Wednesday Evening,
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believes
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it to be the
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Thirteenth
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Twentieth day of August last, went to see the said Mary
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aforesaid, and drank Tea
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with her when the said
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Mary Parry
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informed this Examinant that she
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and her Mistress had words, and that her Mistress would not permit
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her to go out on Sundays and that she was determined to quit the Service
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and desired Examinant to enquire for a place for her.
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That when this Examinant was coming out of the house the said
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Mary Parry
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gave her a small Parcell into her hands and said to her
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I'll go a little way with you and as they were walking in the street
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the said
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Mary Parry
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said to Examinant she had got a bit of silk for
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some person, and desired this Examinant to go with her, it being just
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by and they both went a back way unknown to this Examinant into
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Pettycoat Lane
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and went into a Pawn brokers house there, and the
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said
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Mary Parry
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there sold the said Silk and at the same time received
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a Watch in Part of Payment for the Silk and some money but do not
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Know how much, and when they came out of the Pawn brokers house
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they parted and this Examinant then went home.
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That about two or three days after, the above the said Mary
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Parry came to the appartments of this Examinant herself and
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asked her to come to her Masters house and told her if she came she would
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