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<p n="985"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n985-47">William Sherving</rs>
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for Himself says that He is a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ413">Constable</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo965">Saint Margarets Westmr</rs>
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: that about Six oClock this Afternoon<lb></lb>
He went to the Lodgings of the aforesaid <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n985-32">Esther Howard</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo966">the Almonry</rs>
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to serve a Warrant upon Her and found Her<lb></lb>
fast a Sleep on the Ground that He awaked Her and inform'd<lb></lb>
Her He had a Warrant against Her for Robbing <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n985-1">James Potter</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of a Watch Half Guinea some Silver and Two Keys that the<lb></lb>
said Esther Howard answered She know nothing of the Robbery<lb></lb>
and this Informant further says that looking about the Room<lb></lb>
He saw Two Keys (now produced) on a Shelf over the Chimney<lb></lb>
that he asked the said Esther Howard what those Keys were<lb></lb>
and that She answered they belonged to the Gentleman<lb></lb>
who charged Her with the Robbery</p>
<p n="986"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n986-1">Francis Fleming</rs>
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for Himself says that He lives with<lb></lb>
Mr: Wright Pawnbroker in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo967">the Almonry</rs>
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that about Ten oClock<lb></lb>
this Morning the aforesaid Esther Howard came to his Shop<lb></lb>
and asked him to Send Fifteen Shillings on the Watch now<lb></lb>
produced that this Informant told Her He had no objection if<lb></lb>
She would tell Him whose Watch it was that the said Esther<lb></lb>
Howard wanted He said Watch again which this Informant<lb></lb>
refused saying He would detain Her and the Watch that the<lb></lb>
said Esther Howard said She would Fetch the Person the said<lb></lb>
Watch belonged to them went out and returned in about<lb></lb>
Five Minutes with one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n986-2">James Wetherick</rs>
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who owned the said<lb></lb>
Watch and that He had sent the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n986-3">Esther Howard</rs>
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with it<lb></lb>
but having borrowed a Shilling He would not Pledge it<lb></lb>
and this Informant further says that He gave the said<lb></lb>
Watch into the Hands of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n986-4">James Wetherick</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
put it into his Breeches Pocket and went away with<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n986-5">Esther Howard</rs>
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