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The Information of
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taken before me One
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of his Majesty's
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Justices of the
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for the said County
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Who being severally upon Oath saith and
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first this Informant
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for
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himself saith that he is a Watchman
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belonging to the parish of Saint
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Mary le bone
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that on the Morning of the 28th of September
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last he was going to the Watch house of the said
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Parish about five o'Clock after having been
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upon Duty when going along Little
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preventing
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a Woman which this Informant verily believes was the wife of the said
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William Dakin
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from Coming out of a House in the said
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Shut the Door and Immediately with great
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Violence Shut the said Door when the Woman
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Said I will go out with my Child and soon
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after opened the Door again when this
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come out from the Second floor Window, and asked the
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Woman if there was a fire
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she answered
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there was upon which this Informant Spring
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his Rattle and went to fetch a Turncock
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when on his Return he went into the said
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House had been in fire hand upon Examining
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