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The Information of Mary the Wife of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1085-1">William Lewis</rs>
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of Old Lord in the said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ254">Victualer</rs>
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James<lb></lb>
Dorey of the same place Servant to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1085-2">Francis David</rs>
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of the Same Place School Master<del>and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1085-3">William Ray</rs>
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of the Same Place Laborer</del>
taken<lb></lb>
This 23 Day of April 1784</p>
<p n="1086">Who being on their Oaths say and First the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1086-1">Mary Lewis</rs>
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for herself<lb></lb>
Saith That Yesterday about the Hour of Twelve at Noon as She was<lb></lb>
Passing along a certain foot path in a Field leading from Bow to<lb></lb>
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she was Stopped by the person now present who Says<lb></lb>
his Name is Name is Samuel Benear That he<del>who</del>
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her in fear and Demanded her Money and said of she did not<lb></lb>
give him her Money he would not her throat, saith That she<lb></lb>
cryed out Murder that he then ran away and was pursued<lb></lb>
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James Dozey Person who came to her Assistance<lb></lb>
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for himself saith that he pursued<lb></lb>
the Person that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1086-4">Mary Lewis</rs>
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<del>Pointed out</del>
Described to him<lb></lb>
to near unto the Plough on Mill End Road where he<del>was<lb></lb>
Stopped his the</del>
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took him back to Old Ford that he<lb></lb>
was there put amongst Several other people and<lb></lb>
<del>was there</del>
fixed upon by the aforesaid <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1086-6">Mary Lewis</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
be the Person who had attempted to Rob her</p>
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Dorey</rs>
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Mark</p>
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