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<p n="707"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo761">Saint Giles's</rs>
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and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n707-1">Diana Beckford</rs>
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went with<lb></lb>
them to the House of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n707-2">John Barnes</rs>
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who keeps a Shop for<lb></lb>
Selling Cloaths and other Goods in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo762">Broad Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo763">Saint<lb></lb>
Giles</rs>
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That there he saw a Giles in the Shop and<lb></lb>
asked for the Mistress and she was Called up but<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
before the Mistress of the House Came<lb></lb>
he saw some Handkerchiefs lying between and<lb></lb>
Window and the Counter which he Suspected were<lb></lb>
the Handkerchiefs that were Stolen and then went<lb></lb>
Round the Counter and took them and the prisoner said<lb></lb>
They were the same Handkercheifs That Mrs. Barnes<lb></lb>
then Came into the Shop and she acknowledged to<lb></lb>
Buying the Handkercheifs and that she gave Seven<lb></lb>
Shillings for them but that she did not buy them of<lb></lb>
the prisoner she bought them of anther Woman<lb></lb>
and the prisoner was present That he then Second<lb></lb>
the property and they have not been but of his Possession<lb></lb>
since</p>
<p n="708">The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n708-1">Eleanor Barnes</rs>
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for herself Saith<lb></lb>
That about the hour of 5. o'Clock in the afternoon of<lb></lb>
Thursday last Two women Came to her Shop (one of<lb></lb>
whom has bought Cloaths at her House) and the other<lb></lb>
was the prisoner They said they had got Two Handkerchiefs<lb></lb>
for Sale She asked them how they came by them<lb></lb>
the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Woman who is not in Custody said she had<lb></lb>
them of a Gentleman who had no Money and who gave<lb></lb>
her the said Handkercheifs instead of money That<lb></lb>
the said Woman then pulled out Four more and<lb></lb>
told her the same Story and asked her to buy them<lb></lb>
That she then put on the Counter Seven Shillings</p>
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