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The Information of
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Who being upon Oath says that on Friday Night last about 10
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came into a Room in the
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where this Informant then was and after drinking some
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Liquor went to Bed together, that about 11 o' Clock the said Ann
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got up & took the Silver Buckles out of the said Mr. Pressey's
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Shoes & went out of the Room, that soon afterwards a person
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came into the Room
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and a pair of Silver Knee Buckles from
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his Breeches Knees and put a pair of Buckles in his Shoes to
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replace the Siver ones, that the said
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then awoke
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Sworn before me
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