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The Information of Ann the Wife of
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Joseph Faikney
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of His Majesty's
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Justices of the peace
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this 15th. day of May 1784.
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Who being upon Oath Saith that the Prisr.
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Thomas Peirce
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came and
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took Lodgings at her
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House once Friday a Fortnight before the Fire which happened in Saint
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he said that the Wanted them for a Friend who was coming from the Con
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the Wednesday following he brought a porter with a Bedstead and some Baxds and
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put them in the front Room up one Pair of Stairs on the Friday after he took the
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Lodgings he brought a porter with a large packing Case and the Prisoner borrowed
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a Knife of this Informant that the Prisoner told this Informant he had brought
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a Wrong Box and afterwards came with a porter and took away the large packing
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Case And this Informant further saith that on the day after the Fire the Prisoner
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told this Informant that he had suffered a great loss by Fire and upon this
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Informants asking him if he was injured the prisoner replied he believed that
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he was in sured in the Hand in Hand Fire office and also told this Informant
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that he did not Know how the Fire happened but he beleived it happened
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from the
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and that his Lodgers were very careless and add
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that he had a short time before the Fire
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had one hundred and twenty
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pounds worth of Goods And this Informant further saith that the said
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Thomas peirse
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also brought to this Informants House a paper parcel containing as this Informant
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believes Stockings And which said
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Boxes and paper parcel were left as this
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Informant believes in the Room taken by the prisoner but the same have since
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without this Informants Knowledge been taken away from the said Room-that
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the prisoner also brought a Linnen Bag about three Parts full at the same time
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with the Boxes which Bag has also been taken away without this Informants
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Knowledge but what was the Contents of the said this Informant does not know
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Sworn the day and you first
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above written Before}
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