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April 1695

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Image 9 of 5924th February 1695


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The Severall Informacons of Edward Hornsey< no role > [..]
White Chappell high streete in the County of this [..]
Carpenter and Mary< no role > this wife and JOhn Palivth< no role > [..]
of Fashions Streete in the Hamlett of Spittlefeilds
in the County aforesaid Salesman taken on
oath the fifth day of March Anno Din 1694

The Informacon of the abovesaid Edward Hornsby< no role > .

Who Saith upon oath yt on the 24th of February last about five in the
Evening of the same day being Sunday The Informt: went from his
house Scituate in White Chappell high streete aforesd to a neighbors
house hard by there where Continueing about halfe an houre this said
Informt: returned home againe where he had nott bin att home [..]
an houre before this Informt: preeved the window board of his Sd.
house broke and a paine by glasse taken outt upon which this Sd
Informt: feareing he had bin robbed, She went an Staires & there
found the dore of his roome broken open & Entering the roome there
found his Chest (wherein was putt one Silver Tankard one Silver [..]
a Silver Easter a Childs Silver Whistle with a silver chaine to it a [..]
three silver Spoons & which was Carted upp and safe in the Chest when
[..] the went butt as aforesd from home) broken upon and the hinger of
thesd chest to due off and the locke broken And upon lookeing into
thesd Chest This Informt: found the sd place inssing & that the
sd place had bin feloniously stolne from him. And further he saith
Chest that upon Searching of after the said stolne plate he found p [..]
vizt. the silver tankard Cup, Dester & which aforesd in ther of [..] ody of
one Mrs. John Galwith< no role > one of the aforesd Informt: & further he saith nott.

Edward Hornsby< no role >

The Informacon of the abovesd Mary< no role > the wife .

Who saith upon oath yt this said Informant: being on the 24th of february
last in the Evening thereof att horne in her house Scituate in White=
Chappell high streete aforesaid in the lower roome thereof a reading
when Margarett underhill< no role > the prisoner here Came to the Entry of this
Sd Informt: house & called to this sd Informt: telling her yt one would Speake [..]
this Informt: att the alley gate whereupon this Informat. followed the sd Underhill
to the Alley gate where there was noebody to speake with this Informt: as The [..]
See however this sd Informt: Stayed att the sd alley gate a little while and then [..]
being about to goe homewards the sd underhill used meands [..] to [..]
Informt: from him goeing home by perswadeing her nott to goe home the [..]
yett & [..] persuasives nott previleing the sd underhill did the [..]
Neighbourly way pull this sd Informt: & forced her to Sitt downe upon [..]
Bench att the said Alley gate End where [..] Sitting abt: a quarter of [..]
& then returneing home after asuall while this sd Informt: found yt her [..]
house had bin broke & the Severall peeces of plate abovemenconed [..]
outt of her sd house wch: was done in the Interim yt this Informt: [..]
gone to the sd Alley gate End as aforesd with the sd underhill Whom [..]
sd Informt: verily beleeves was Concerned in the sd robbery by reason [..]
the sd Underhill & butt one other pson Knew where thesd plate was putt
besides this sd Informts: husband And further the saith nott.

Informacon suprd Edwd Hornsby< no role > & Marie
Capt & Jurat die & anno parris Supr [..]

John Webber< no role >

her
Mary [mark] Hornsby< no role >
marke




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