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The Information of
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of the same Waiter
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taken before me this
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6th. day of Decr. 1766
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Who being upon Oath severally say and first the said
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Thomas Fox
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for
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himself saith that
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Ann Willis
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now present lived as a Servant with
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this Informant for about five Months down to the 3d. or 4th. of Octr.
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November
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last when he turned her away telling her at the same time that She had
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Robbed him but being unwilling to Prosecute her let her go says & that
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the night before he turned her away as aforesaid he had felomorisly
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taken and carried away out of his Till a Quantity of Half pence
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to the amount of between ten and fifteen Shillings which he suspect
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and verily believes was feloniously Stolen taken and carried away
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by the said
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Ann Willis
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; And this Informant farther saith that about
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a fortnight after
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he had Discharged the said
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he
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found in a back Room behind his house Halfpence to the amount of
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two Shillings and two pence and very well remember that the said
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Ann
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at the time he charged her with the aforesd. Felony went into the
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said Room where She continued some time alone and this
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Informant
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for himself saith that at the time the
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said Felony was Committed vizt. on the 3d. of Oct. last as he verily
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believes (as to the time) about the hour of twelve in the Night the said
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, himself and Jack the boy being up, the said him Willis continued
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up contrary to Custom and insisted upon Jacks going to Bed, says that
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about one o'Clock in and Jack went up Staris in order to go to Bed but being
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then informed by Jack that the sd. Willis had been seen by Ann the same
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Night attempting to open the Till, he this Informant went out of the room
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and looked over the Barnisters, where he had a view of the Barron purpose
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to Watch her, that in about a Quarter of an hour he saw her go into the
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Barr and presently heard the Till fall that he is very sure it was the
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Till by the Noise of the Half pence, that She went out of the Barr presently
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and returned a second time when to again heard the noise of the half pence
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Sworn before me the day
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and Year first above written}
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Thomas Fore
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Wm Salmon
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