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<p n="313"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middlex to wit.</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50520_n313-1">Elizabeth Watkins</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50520_occ56">Servt</rs>
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to Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50520_n313-2">Richard Dymott</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50520_geo160">Swan Yard </rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50520_occ57">Book binder</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50520_n313-28">Ann Aslett</rs>
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. to Clers. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50520_n313-3">Mary Cowell</rs>
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of <lb></lb>
the same Place, Taken before us this 19th<lb></lb>
day of Frebry 1763</p>
<p n="314"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50520_n314-1">Elizabeth Watkins</rs>
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being upon Oath Says that on Friday<lb></lb>
the 11th day of February instant between twelve and One o'Clock<lb></lb>
in the morning as she went up Stairs to Bed and there found one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50520_n314-2">Elizabeth Fox</rs>
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noe present and Follow Servant with this Informt.<lb></lb>
Setting upon the Feet of he Bed with all her Cloaths on tho' she<lb></lb>
had been sent to Bed by her mistress near an Hour before) upon<lb></lb>
which this Informt asked her why she did not goe to Bed to which<lb></lb>
she Answered she must go down again to go to the vault and Accordingly went down<lb></lb>
And took with her a Candle and Candlestick which had been just put<lb></lb>
out, Says that in about Five Minutes afterwards She returned<lb></lb>
with the Candle Lighted in her Hand and told this Informant that she<lb></lb>
had not been at the Vault but that she had lighted the Candle at<lb></lb>
the Parlour Fire, Says that she<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
sett down upon the Bed again and<lb></lb>
never Offered to undress herself, and Says that in about Ten<lb></lb>
minutes afterwards this Informt. heard acrackling below Stairs<lb></lb>
as if it was Fire Upon which she jumped out of Bed and went<lb></lb>
down Stairs and there saw a Quantity of paper Shavins in a Bin an Fire<lb></lb>
in the Back Kitchen Says that there upon she returned up Stairs<lb></lb>
into the Apprentices Room which was one pair of Stares<del>Hig</del>
her and<lb></lb>
desired them to get up otherwise they wod. be burnt in their Beds<lb></lb>
upon which they got up and ran down Stairs and found it all on<lb></lb>
a Blaze, And this Informt further Says that where she went to Bed<lb></lb>
there was no Appearance of any Fire, And Possitively Says that no<lb></lb>
Persons what ever went down Stairs after this Informant went<lb></lb>
up, Save the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50520_n314-3">Elizabeth Fox</rs>
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for which reasons this Informant<lb></lb>
verily believes that she the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50520_n314-4">Elizabeth Fox</rs>
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was the Person that<lb></lb>
set Fire to the House of the said Mr. Dymott</p>
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