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<p n="1529"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo700">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n1529-1">Sarah Wade</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo701">High<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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Saint Giles in the County of Middx<lb></lb>
taken upon Oath before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n1529-2">John Sherwood</rs>
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Esqr.<lb></lb>
one of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45021_occ289">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
said County 17th. November 1774</p>
<p n="1530">Who saith that on Monday Sevennight <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n1530-1">William Smith</rs>
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called upon this Informt. to go the Coach & Horses Alehouse<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo702">Saint Giles's</rs>
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to one Welsh who was there, Saith that upon<lb></lb>
seeing Welsh he pulled a handkerchief out of his Pocket and<lb></lb>
asked her this Informt. to buy it. Saith that she replyed if<lb></lb>
he had nothing else, it was not worth her while to buy that<lb></lb>
Saith that he then told this Informt. that he had a good deal<lb></lb>
more, when she this Informt. asked him where it was, when<lb></lb>
Welsh replied it was near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo703">Portland Chappel</rs>
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, Saith that<lb></lb>
she this Informt. with another Young Woman went with<lb></lb>
Welsh in a Coach to the place were the Linen was Saith<lb></lb>
that the said Linen was in a Back Kitchen locked up in<lb></lb>
the House of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n1530-2">Patrick Connerly</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo704">George's Street</rs>
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near<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo705">Portland Chapel</rs>
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, Saith that upon seeing a large Quantity<lb></lb>
she refused to purchase it or to have any thing to do with<lb></lb>
it as she this Informt. was told by Welsh that it was<lb></lb>
Run Goods, and she this Informt. seeing a great Quantity<lb></lb>
of the said Linens disfigured she suspected the same was<lb></lb>
not honestly come by and therefore did not purchase any<lb></lb>
Saith that Welsh returned back again with this Informant<lb></lb>
and the Young Woman above mentioned to the Coach &<lb></lb>
horses aforesaid, when she this Informt. did Welsh a good<lb></lb>
Night, and then went home;</p>
<p n="1531">Sworn before me<lb></lb>
the day & year abovewritten}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n1531-1">Jno Therwood</rs>
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<p n="1532">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n1532-1">Sarah<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Wade</rs>
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mark</p>
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