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<p n="400"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London ss.</note>
<lb></lb>
The Examination of Thomas<lb></lb>
Welch taken upon Oath the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15097_date58">2nd. Day of March 1784</rs>
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<p n="401">Saith that he never saw Patterson before he this Exami-<lb></lb>
-nant went into the goal after the said Patterson's Imprison-<lb></lb>
-ment. That between Two and three years ago he first became<lb></lb>
acquainted with the Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n401-1">Hannah Mullens</rs>
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and her<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15097_occ176">Husband</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n401-2">Edward Mullens</rs>
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. That he this Examinant saw<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n401-3">Edward Mullens</rs>
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last about Two Months ago, and<lb></lb>
has seen the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n401-4">Hannah Mullers</rs>
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since in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo309">Saint Giles</rs>
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That he this Examinant was sent for on last Wednesday<lb></lb>
by a Stranger who told him that a Person in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo310">Drury Lane</rs>
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<lb></lb>
named Edwin wished to see him this Examinant and that<lb></lb>
the said Edwin was gone but would call again in the Morn-<lb></lb>
-ing. That he this Examinant went in the Morning to Nag<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Head Court, and that Examinant saw the said Edwin shaw<lb></lb>
in a House on the left Hand side of the said Court near the<lb></lb>
End thereof, and that Examinant asked the said Edwin if<lb></lb>
he wanted him this Examinant The said Edwin answered<lb></lb>
that <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n401-6">Hannah Mullens</rs>
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was in Trouble with a young Man<lb></lb>
whose Name was not then mentioned. That the said<lb></lb>
Edwin asked this Examinant if he remembred drinking<lb></lb>
in the Cock publick House in Dyer Street at a Time whose<lb></lb>
a Person called him out about a Letter, That he this Exami-<lb></lb>
-nant replied he did not then recollect such an Occurence<lb></lb>
That the said Edwin asked Examinant if he recollected<lb></lb>
the Man that brought the Letterthere to the said Hannah<lb></lb>
Mullens upon which Examinant recollected such a<lb></lb>
Circumstances to have happened about ten Months ago<lb></lb>
but that he this Examinant did not see the said Letter pass</p>
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