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<p n="814"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo775">Middlesex</rs>
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(to wit)</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n814-1">Jacob Burton</rs>
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of <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ334">Mariner</rs>
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a Lodger<lb></lb>
at <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n814-2">Mary Dobiens</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo776">the City of Qurbee</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo777">King James's<lb></lb>
Stairs</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo778">Saint Paul Shadwell</rs>
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in the said County<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ335">Widow</rs>
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, Taken this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date133">29th. day of July 1786</rs>
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before me One of his<lb></lb>
Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ336">Justices of the peace</rs>
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in and for the said County</p>
<p n="815">Who being on his Oath Saith that about Twelve O Clock on saturday night<lb></lb>
the Twenty second of Twenty second of July Instant he was at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo779">the Barley Mow</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo780">New gravel<lb></lb>
Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo781">Shadwell</rs>
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where he fell in Company with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n815-1">Mary Matthews</rs>
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Prisoners now<lb></lb>
here present. That he went home with her to her house in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo782">Elbow Lane</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n815-2">Mary Matthews</rs>
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then agreed with Informant to go to bed with him<lb></lb>
for which Informant paid<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
her half a Crown. That Informant<lb></lb>
then went into the Bed by himself expecting the prisoner Matthews would<lb></lb>
have followed him but<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
did not. That Informant fell asleep<lb></lb>
and when he<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
awoke about three O Clock in the Morning he found the<lb></lb>
prisoner with her Clothes on lying on the Bed opposite to where Informant lay. who was<lb></lb>
Stretching but her Arm over him and had hold of a Jacket in the pocket<lb></lb>
of which<del>was</del>
five Guineas in peice of Convey were deposited when he went to Bed. That the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n815-3">Mary Matthews</rs>
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on<obscured></obscured>
seeing him awake dropped or let go the said Jacket<lb></lb>
and Immediately went out of the Room. Further Saith that in about half<lb></lb>
an hour after he Examined the Pocket in which the said Five Guine as was<lb></lb>
when he went to Bed as aforesaid, but could not find the same or any Part thereof<lb></lb>
By Reason whereof he this Informant upon his Oath as aforesaid Saith that<lb></lb>
he verily believes and is almost positive the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n815-4">Mary Matthews</rs>
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Robbed him<lb></lb>
of the said Five Guineas and feloniously took and Carried away the same<lb></lb>
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</p>
<p n="816">Taken and Sworn the day and<lb></lb>
year first above written before me}</p>
<p n="817"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n817-1">John Staples</rs>
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</p>
<p n="818"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n818-1">Jacob Barton</rs>
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<p n="819">The abovementioned <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n819-1">Mary Matthews</rs>
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upon Examination says, that she is not Guilty<lb></lb>
of the Offence charged upon her in the above Information</p>
<p n="820">Before me July 29th 1786.</p>
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