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<p n="914"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo884">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n914-1">Ann Collins</rs>
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<lb></lb>
aged about fourteen years a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ383">Singlewoman</rs>
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taken before me<lb></lb>
one of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ384">Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace</rs>
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in and for the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo885">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="915">Who being upon Oath saith that she was a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ385">Servant</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to Mr Ince at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo886">Sign of the Black horse</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo887">upper<lb></lb>
East Smithfield</rs>
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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>
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and who goes by<lb></lb>
the name of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n915-1">Anthony Lear</rs>
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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>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n916-1">Robt. Smith</rs>
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<p n="917">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n917-1">Ann<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Collins</rs>
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Mark</p>
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