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<p n="159"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Westmr</note>
The Information of Mr: John<lb></lb>
Townsend of St: James' street in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65440_geo110">parish of St: James</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
Sarah: <obscured></obscured>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65440_occ92">Widow</rs>
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near <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65440_geo111">Hyde park</rs>
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<lb></lb>
corner in ye parish of St: George Hanover<lb></lb>
square <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65440_occ93">Victualler</rs>
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<p n="160">First of all Mr: <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65440_n160-1">John Townsend</rs>
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maketh<lb></lb>
Oath that lately he has had Feloniously<lb></lb>
stolen<obscured></obscured>
taken in his house two pewter plates<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
two China plates of the value of two<lb></lb>
shillings O this Informt: on his Oath says<lb></lb>
he has a strong suspicion that one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65440_n160-2">Mary Reiley</rs>
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and Feloniously steals take<lb></lb>
the aforesaid things, because the said<lb></lb>
Mary Reiley used to come to this Informants<lb></lb>
where she had an opportunity to steal the<lb></lb>
said things, besides this Informt: found<lb></lb>
the said things this day in the house of<lb></lb>
the abovementiond <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65440_n160-3">Sarah Jesse</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
told this Informt: that the aforesaid plates<lb></lb>
were less there by Mary Reiley</p>
<p n="161">Secondly Sarah Jesse maketh Oath<lb></lb>
that last night the abovemention'd<lb></lb>
plates were left at her house by<lb></lb>
the aforesaid Mary Reiley</p>
<p n="162">Sworn before<lb></lb>
me the 5th day<lb></lb>
of November 1746<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65440_n162-1">Jas: Fraser</rs>
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<p n="163"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65440_n163-1">Jno Townsend</rs>
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<p n="164">The Mark<lb></lb>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65440_n164-1">Sarah Jesse</rs>
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