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The Information of
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to Mr
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Richard Dymott
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. to Clers.
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the same Place, Taken before us this 19th
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day of Frebry 1763
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Elizabeth Watkins
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being upon Oath Says that on Friday
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the 11th day of February instant between twelve and One o'Clock
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in the morning as she went up Stairs to Bed and there found one
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Elizabeth Fox
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noe present and Follow Servant with this Informt.
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Setting upon the Feet of he Bed with all her Cloaths on tho' she
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had been sent to Bed by her mistress near an Hour before) upon
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which this Informt asked her why she did not goe to Bed to which
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she Answered she must go down again to go to the vault and Accordingly went down
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And took with her a Candle and Candlestick which had been just put
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out, Says that in about Five Minutes afterwards She returned
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with the Candle Lighted in her Hand and told this Informant that she
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had not been at the Vault but that she had lighted the Candle at
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the Parlour Fire, Says that she
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sett down upon the Bed again and
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never Offered to undress herself, and Says that in about Ten
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minutes afterwards this Informt. heard acrackling below Stairs
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as if it was Fire Upon which she jumped out of Bed and went
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down Stairs and there saw a Quantity of paper Shavins in a Bin an Fire
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in the Back Kitchen Says that there upon she returned up Stairs
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into the Apprentices Room which was one pair of Stares
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her and
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desired them to get up otherwise they wod. be burnt in their Beds
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upon which they got up and ran down Stairs and found it all on
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a Blaze, And this Informt further Says that where she went to Bed
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there was no Appearance of any Fire, And Possitively Says that no
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Persons what ever went down Stairs after this Informant went
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up, Save the said
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for which reasons this Informant
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verily believes that she the said
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was the Person that
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set Fire to the House of the said Mr. Dymott
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