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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1043-1">George Pettit</rs>
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the Younger of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1076">Chingford</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1077">County of Essex</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15097_occ437">Husbandman</rs>
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, Who being upon Oath<lb></lb>
saith that between the Hours of six and seven o'Clock on saturday <del>Yesterday</del>
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Evening in or about <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1078">Little Britain</rs>
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he met the Prisoner now<lb></lb>
under Examination, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1043-2">Charlotte Walker</rs>
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, and went with her into<lb></lb>
a Public House and had six pennyworth of <del>Brandy</del>
Rum and Water<lb></lb>
says that at this Time he was in Liquor, but not so drunk<lb></lb>
but he knew what he did Says that they went together to a<lb></lb>
House in naked Boy Court <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1079">Ludgate street</rs>
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and he agreed to have<lb></lb>
Connections with the Prisoner and to give her one shilling<lb></lb>
that he was conducted by the Prisoner up one Pair of Stairs into a<lb></lb>
Room, and he, this Informant tolled the Door says that<lb></lb>
Le put his Hand in his Left Hand Pocket, and felt his Purse<lb></lb>
wherein was a ten Pound Note and seventy nine as and three<lb></lb>
half Guineas in Gold Says that he buttoned his <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1080">Breeches</rs>
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Pocket, and then immediately laid himself down upon the<lb></lb>
Bed upon his Back and the Prisoner immediately threw<lb></lb>
herself upon her side by him says that the Prisoner gave<lb></lb>
him a violet shake by the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1081">Breeches</rs>
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and nolled him man over<lb></lb>
she then got off the Bed and went to the Window, the<lb></lb>
Curtains of which were down says that he did not then miss<lb></lb>
the Purse of Money says that the other Prisoner Hannah<lb></lb>
Burch who acted in Servant in the House, and took a<lb></lb>
shilling for the Room, brought soon Brandy and asked him<lb></lb>
to drink which he declined says that about two Minutes<lb></lb>
afterwards he put his Hand in his Pocket, and missed his<lb></lb>
Purse, on which he got off the Bed, and challenged the Prisoner<lb></lb>
with the Felony the Prisoner appeared to him to <obscured></obscured>
affect<lb></lb>
Drunkenness, threw herself upon the Bed, and desired to<lb></lb>
be searched, which was afterwards done by the Constable<lb></lb>
but no Part of the Property found upon her says that he<lb></lb>
verily believes the Prisoner took the Purse Note and monies<lb></lb>
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above mentioned, out of his Pocket.</p>
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Taken and sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1082">Guildhall</rs>
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London this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15097_date152">31st July 1786</rs>
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before me<hi rend="braceResult"> George Pettet Junr.</hi>
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<p n="1045"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1045-1">John Burnett</rs>
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