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give her a bit of a wrapper to make her an Apron and that She
had bought some more silk, which cost her Ten Pounds, but sayd she
was sarry she had laid out her money for now she wanted it, and
said she did not think she should get above, Two Guineas by it. She
then delivered to this Examinant a Parcel wrapped up in a Coarse
Cloth and told her she would call at this Examinants house the next
day and she came accordingly whilst she was at Examinants house
this Examinant asked her if she would take her silk away, to which
she replied that she was going after a place and desired this Examinant
to take the Silk off from the Rollers which she accordingly did
and put the same into the papers it was delivered to her in.

This Examinant being out the proceeding day, when she came
home was informed by the people in the house that the woman had
been there, that was there the proceeding day, and on the Tuesday
foldingfollowing the second day of September Instant, the said
Mary Parry< no role > called on this Examinant at home, when Examinant
asked her to stay and drink Tea with her, to which she answered
she could not stay, they having Company At home, saying if this
Examinant would lend her a Handkerchief the same Person
who had the other Silk was to have that, That she had been there
and he Knew of it, Accordingly Examinant Lent her a
Handkerchief in which she tyed the Silk in, which after some
refusal from this Examinant the said Mary Parry< no role > prevailed
on her to go with her to the same Pawn broker in Pettycoat Lane
The said Mary Parry< no role > still telling this Examinant that the silk
cost her Ten pounds and that she wanted to get Twelve
Pounds for it and prevailed on this Examinant to sell the
same for her.

This Examinant further Saith that the Pawn broker offered
her Fifteen pence a Yard for the Silk, but Mary Perry< no role > This name instance is in set 364. then
telling him it was the sameshesort that he had had of her
before, he said he could give no more than fifteen pence a
Yard one with another and the same was sold to him at that
Price, which measured Ninety six yards in one piece and
allowed the other price before received by the Pawn broker at
the same Number of Yards and price.

This Examinant further Saith That when the Pawn broker
paid the money to this Examinant by the desire and request of
Mary Parry< no role > (being Nine Pounds thirteen shillings and six pence)
the Pawn broker asked her if she did not want a Watch, to which
Examinant made Answer in a Jocular manner that she had
more occasion for money than a Watch, the Pawn broker




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