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January 1708

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The Information of Margaret< no role > ye wife of William Carpenter< no role > of ye
Parish of St Sepulcher in ye County of Middx Laboror taken upon
Rolls this Fifteenth day of December Anno Domini 1707
before me Joseph Short< no role > Esqr : One of her Maties: Justices of the
Peace for ye sd County

This Informt: Saith that between ye hours of Eleven & Twelve of the
Clock on Saturday wch was ye Thirteenth day of Decembr. instant Shee
went out of her Lodging Room in ye House of Mrs: Bridget Everett< no role > in Sharpe
Alley in ye Parish of St. Sepulcher in ye sd County of Middx, having first
[..] Lockley Dale of her sd Room & then thrusting agt: ye sd Dore to
see that it was Last, she found it was lockt: & that returning to her
sd Room abt: half on hour after Shee found ye Dore of ye sd Room open &
standing a jarre And this Informt. farther Saith That going into
her sd Room Shee found a Woman Standing by her Bed side, who Saith
her namewasis Elizabeth Vaughan< no role > , & that upon her this Informt: coming
into her sd Room ye sd Elizabeth Vaughan< no role > threw down upon ye Bed ye
Goods following wch Shee had parkt up in a Bundle & had in her apron (vizt) A Black Silk
Hood, ABla SilkChild Silk Cap, A Striped Muslin Apron, A while Holland
Pillow beer, A white Striped Muslin Hood, One Muslin Neck cloath, One
Kentin Handkercheif, A Suite of Muslin Head cloaths, A Garleck Holland
Shirt A Holland Chequerd Apron, & a blew [..] Cloath Apron, One
Striped Gown Chequerd, One Staff pettycoat wth Black & Red Striped & One
other Holland Pillow beer: And this Informt: farther Saith That Shee
observ'd ye sd Elizabeth Vaughan< no role > putting her hand into her Pocket &
locking abt: ye Room as if shee wanted to drop Something out of her Pocket
& that abt Eight of ye Clock [..] in ye Night of ye sd Thirteenth day, Shee
this Informt: found A Picklock in her Grate in her sd Room, wch shee
verily beleives was dropt there by ye sd Elizabeth Vaughan< no role > , who as
this Informt: hath heard in also Known by ye name of Elizabeth Twelves< no role >

[..] 15th. die Decembr 1707
Coram me:

Joseph Short< no role >

The Mark of
Margarit [mark] Carpenter< no role >




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