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<p n="1419">That the Night preceding the Robbery in their Mistresses house viz on Wednes-<lb></lb>
day last was Sesenight, it being understood by Charlotte and this Informant<lb></lb>
that Mrs.. Fortescue was to dine at Mr. Cottons the next Day they<lb></lb>
agreed that this Informant should get up early the next Morning and<lb></lb>
come to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1016">Kingsland Road</rs>
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to Mrs.. Goodall's house for that purpose,<lb></lb>
Charlotte being obliged to Stay at home and Wash a Gown of her<lb></lb>
Mistresses. That this Informant got up between 4 & 5 o'Clock and Walked<lb></lb>
to Mrs. Goodalls house which was shut. That this Informant knocked,<lb></lb>
when Mrs. Goodall looked out of a Window came down Stairs and let<lb></lb>
this Informant in. That this Informant told said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1419-1">Priscilla Goodall</rs>
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that<lb></lb>
Mrs. Fortescue would Dine out that Day when She replied " very well<lb></lb>
then I will get the Men to come", and asked this Informant what time<lb></lb>
her Mistress would go out, this Informant answered about 4 o'Clock.<lb></lb>
That when said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1419-2">Priscilla Goodall</rs>
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first came down-stairs she had no Gown<lb></lb>
on, and after this Informant had said that "Mrs. Fortescue Dined out"<lb></lb>
she returned upstairs, when this Informant heard her Husband ask<lb></lb>
her, whether Charlotte was below and she answer him "No it is<lb></lb>
her fellow Servant who is come to inform me that Charlotte is<lb></lb>
Ill and begs to see Me this Afternoon or to Morrow"That this Infor-<lb></lb>
mant got home again about 7 o'Clock when she told Charlotte<lb></lb>
what had happened between this Informant and her Mother. That about<lb></lb>
a quarter of an hour after Mrs. Fortescue was gone to Mr.. Cottons<lb></lb>
to Dinner, this Informant heard a Knock at the Door which she opened,<lb></lb>
(at which time Charlotte was above stairs) when three Men Presented<lb></lb>
themselves and came in and this Informant shut the door. That the<lb></lb>
first Man who came in pulled a Cutlass from under his Coat & said<lb></lb>
he had brought that to leave in the house". That said Man then pulled<lb></lb>
out a Crow and Chizzle, after which he picked up two Ships of Card<lb></lb>
which lay in the Hall and went upstairs, as did the other two Men<lb></lb>
and this Informant, and where Charlotte met then. That the said three<lb></lb>
Men first broke open the Closet in the front Room where the Plate<lb></lb>
was<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
all of which they took out except the Silver handled<lb></lb>
Knives and Forks. That they then broke open a Desk out of which</p>
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