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<p n="1562"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1174">Middlesex</rs>
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The several Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1562-1">William Starsacre</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1175">Great Turnstile</rs>
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Holborn and Elizabeth his Wife<lb></lb>
Taken the 30th. day of May 1783 before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1562-3">David Walker</rs>
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Esquire One of his Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45027_occ428">Justices of the peace</rs>
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in and for the said County</p>
<p n="1563">This Informant Elizabeth Starsacre for herself<lb></lb>
upon her Oath Saith That about the hour of 10. o Clock this<lb></lb>
Morning She saw three Women Standing before the window<lb></lb>
of her Shop in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1176">Great Turnstile</rs>
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aforesaid That the 3 Women<lb></lb>
now in Custody Namely <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1563-1">Margaret Wright</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1563-2">Ann<lb></lb>
Houghton</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1563-3">Ann Sherlock</rs>
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were the Identical<lb></lb>
persons That they all came into the Shop together and<lb></lb>
asked the price of the Goods in the Shop and white They<lb></lb>
were so doing this Informant saw the prisoner Houghton<lb></lb>
Take the piece of Ribband now produced from off. the Counter<lb></lb>
in the Shop and put it under her Stays and afterwards<lb></lb>
put the same into her pocket That upon Taking her with<lb></lb>
it She denied taking the Ribband But this Informant<lb></lb>
Saith She saw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1563-4">Ann Houghton</rs>
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Take the said<lb></lb>
Ribband out of her pocket and Drop it on the floor in<lb></lb>
the Shop That it is of the Value of 9s. prime Cost</p>
<p n="1564">And this Informant Wm. Starsacre Saith That<lb></lb>
he did not see the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1564-1">Ann Houghton</rs>
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Take the said<lb></lb>
Ribband But does in every other Respect confirm the<lb></lb>
other part of the said Information</p>
<p n="1565">Taken and Sworn the day<lb></lb>
and Year aforesaid Before me}</p>
<p n="1566"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1566-1">D Walker</rs>
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<p n="1567"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1567-1">Eliz Starsacre</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1567-2">William Starzaker</rs>
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