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The Joint and Seperate Informations of
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Esquire One of his Majestys Justices of the Peace
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for the said County and City and Liberty
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Who being upon their seporate OathSay, and first the said
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for himself SaithThat about Two Months
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ago' a Man now present who calls himself Jesper came
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in the Evening into this Informants said Masters Shop and asked
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to look at some stockings which being shown him by this Informant
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Mistress the said
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did not agree for the purchase of
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any of the said Stockings; Whereupon the said Webb desired
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look at some Silk handkerchiefs which being shown him his
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said Mistress he the said Webb
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watched an opportunity of
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Snatching up and running away with a considerable Number
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of Pieces of Silk Handkerchiefs four of which pieces were
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recovered and got back again upon the said Webb's being immed
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iately persued which persuit This Informant caused to be made by
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running after Webb and Calling out, Stop ThiefAnd this
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Informant Eleonar Jones for herself saith, That what is herein
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before mentioned by
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is in every particular
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the truth, she being in the Shop at the time the said Webb came
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in and did see him Snatch up and Run away with several Peices
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of Silk Handkerchiefs the property of her said Master out of
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27th day of
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December 1768
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