Jump to Content
Jump to Main Navigation
Jump to Section Navigation
Sign in
Register
London Lives 1690 to 1800
Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
Main Navigation
Home
Search
Browse
Lives
Historical Background
The Project
London Lives Book
<
div1
type
=
"OB_PSpage"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030PS450300219"
>
<
xptr
type
=
"pageFacsimile"
doc
=
"LMOBPS450300219"
>
</
xptr
>
<
p
n
=
"914"
>
<
note
type
=
"authorial"
place
=
"margin"
>
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_geo884"
>
Middlesex
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_geo884"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Middlesex"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_geo884"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
to wit
</
note
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
The Information of
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n914-1"
>
Ann Collins
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n914-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Ann"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n914-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Collins"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n914-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
aged about fourteen years a
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_occ383"
>
Singlewoman
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_occ383"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Singlewoman"
>
</
interp
>
taken before me
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
one of his Majestys
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_occ384"
>
Justices
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of the peace
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_occ384"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Justicesof the peace"
>
</
interp
>
in and for the said
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_geo885"
>
County of Middlesex
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_geo885"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"County of Middlesex"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_geo885"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"915"
>
Who being upon Oath saith that she was a
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_occ385"
>
Servant
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_occ385"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Servant"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
to Mr Ince at the
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_geo886"
>
Sign of the Black horse
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_geo886"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Sign of the Black horse"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_geo886"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_geo887"
>
upper
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
East Smithfield
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_geo887"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"upperEast Smithfield"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_geo887"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
that on Tuesday morning the 22d
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of August instant about three oClock she being then
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
in bed in the House aforesaid a person who lived
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
at the same as a
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_occ386"
>
man Servant
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_occ386"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"man Servant"
>
</
interp
>
and who goes by
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the name of
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n915-1"
>
Anthony Lear
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n915-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Anthony"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n915-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Lear"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n915-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
a Greek came into this
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Informts. room, she being then
<
del
>
asleep
</
del
>
rather
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Sleepy and pulled the Bed Cloaths aside and got
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
into Bed to her this Informt. and got upon her
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Body when she immediately called out murder
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and attempted by making a violent noise to
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
alarm the family so as to get some Assistance
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
that then he took the Blacket Street & his
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Shirt and crammed it in to her mouth untill
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
She was almost choaked and by force and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
violence feloniously Assaulted her and had
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Carnal knowledge of her Body against he
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Will and Consent and actually committed
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
to a Rape upon her Body
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"916"
>
Taken and Sworn before me the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"date"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_date149"
>
23d of August 1786
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_date149"
type
=
"date"
value
=
"17860823"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n916-1"
>
Robt. Smith
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n916-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Robt"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n916-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Smith"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n916-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
}
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"917"
>
her
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n917-1"
>
Ann
<
figure
rend
=
"mark"
>
</
figure
>
Collins
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n917-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Ann"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n917-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Collins"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n917-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Mark
</
p
>
</
div1
>
View as Text
Section Navigation
Home
Search
Browse Documents
Lives
Historical Background
About This Project
Copyright & Citation Guide
Contact Us