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That the Night preceding the Robbery in their Mistresses house viz on Wednes-
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day last was Sesenight, it being understood by Charlotte and this Informant
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that Mrs.. Fortescue was to dine at Mr. Cottons the next Day they
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agreed that this Informant should get up early the next Morning and
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come to
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Kingsland Road
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to Mrs.. Goodall's house for that purpose,
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Charlotte being obliged to Stay at home and Wash a Gown of her
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Mistresses. That this Informant got up between 4 & 5 o'Clock and Walked
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to Mrs. Goodalls house which was shut. That this Informant knocked,
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when Mrs. Goodall looked out of a Window came down Stairs and let
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this Informant in. That this Informant told said
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Priscilla Goodall
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that
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Mrs. Fortescue would Dine out that Day when She replied " very well
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then I will get the Men to come", and asked this Informant what time
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her Mistress would go out, this Informant answered about 4 o'Clock.
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That when said
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Priscilla Goodall
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first came down-stairs she had no Gown
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on, and after this Informant had said that "Mrs. Fortescue Dined out"
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she returned upstairs, when this Informant heard her Husband ask
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her, whether Charlotte was below and she answer him "No it is
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her fellow Servant who is come to inform me that Charlotte is
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Ill and begs to see Me this Afternoon or to Morrow"That this Infor-
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mant got home again about 7 o'Clock when she told Charlotte
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what had happened between this Informant and her Mother. That about
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a quarter of an hour after Mrs. Fortescue was gone to Mr.. Cottons
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to Dinner, this Informant heard a Knock at the Door which she opened,
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(at which time Charlotte was above stairs) when three Men Presented
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themselves and came in and this Informant shut the door. That the
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first Man who came in pulled a Cutlass from under his Coat & said
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he had brought that to leave in the house". That said Man then pulled
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out a Crow and Chizzle, after which he picked up two Ships of Card
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which lay in the Hall and went upstairs, as did the other two Men
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and this Informant, and where Charlotte met then. That the said three
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Men first broke open the Closet in the front Room where the Plate
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was
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all of which they took out except the Silver handled
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Knives and Forks. That they then broke open a Desk out of which
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