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The Information of Mr: John
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John Townsend
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Oath that lately he has had Feloniously
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stolen
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taken in his house two pewter plates
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two China plates of the value of two
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shillings O this Informt: on his Oath says
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he has a strong suspicion that one
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Mary Reiley
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and Feloniously steals take
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the aforesaid things, because the said
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Mary Reiley used to come to this Informants
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where she had an opportunity to steal the
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said things, besides this Informt: found
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the said things this day in the house of
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the abovementiond
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Sarah Jesse
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who
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told this Informt: that the aforesaid plates
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were less there by Mary Reiley
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Secondly Sarah Jesse maketh Oath
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that last night the abovemention'd
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plates were left at her house by
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the aforesaid Mary Reiley
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Sworn before
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me the 5th day
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of November 1746
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Jno Townsend
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