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The Examination of
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taken on Oath
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the Ninth day of August 1784 before me one of his
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Majestys
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This Examinant on her Oath Saith That she lives in a Room in
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a house in Three Cap Alley in the Parish of Saint Leonard
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and that on Saturday morning last the seventh of August Inst about three
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O' Clock,
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a person who used to frequent this Examinants
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toom came to her and delivered to this Examinant One Cotton Gown
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how he came by it, to which Young made Answer it
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was no matter how he came by them, it was there, soon afterward's
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this Examinant heard a disturbance in the Court and on her
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enquiring what was the matter she was informed that a Mr.
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Barker a Pawn broker near thereto, that his house had been broke
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open and Robbed, This Examinant Saith that the said
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then made Answer to her that She had no occasion to be afraid for
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that he himself had not been at Mr. Barkers but that the person
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in Company with him had, And that the person in Company with
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him had thrown the things down to him, And this
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the same Morning she carried (at the request of the said
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pledged them at
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Spitalfield, for
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six shillings and brought back the money and delivered it to the
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And this Examinant further Saith that about
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a Month ago the said
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brought to her
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a Gown
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which she Pawned at
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but how he came by it this Examinant doth not know
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Taken and Sworn the
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Day and Year above said
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before me}
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