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22 March 1788
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Cable Street
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on her Oath saith
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The Two Women present who say their names are burn Price and
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on Thursday the 20th of March instant came into her Shop instant
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as aforesaid about a Quarter of an hour before Eleven at night and asked
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for a Bason of Soup says she put some to Warm on the fire where both Price
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and Barnett came to That Barnett soon after said she would go and fetch
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Coleman to see what he Would have for his supper That she and Coleman
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came in and Colman asked for some Pigs fry which she this Inform went to the Window
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for some Fry and that during the Time she was serving Coleman with
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the Fry The said
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and Aim Barnett took a Linen Shirt
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and Two Muslin Aprons Value Twelve Shillings from off
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a Bureau
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which was close to the
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fire and immediately went awaySays she is certain The said
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Two Woman took the said Shirt and Aprons she having just folded
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them and put them on the said Burace as the said Woman came in and that no
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other person but they and Coleman came into her house after her folding
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the said Articles aforesaidand that it was not possible for Coleman to have
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taken said Shirt and Aprons
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Taken and Sworn
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the 22d of March 1788
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Before me
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says she went on Thursday night last with
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into the Shop of
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for a Pound of Pigs Fry
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and asked for some Soup. That
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otherwise Barnett
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went and
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fetched Coleman to have some Fry that whilst the Fry was serving
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she stood at the Counter supping the soup with her Companion and
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when done they both went away with the man Coleman to Sup at
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the
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together then being between the hours of Ten and
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Eleven at Night and know nothing of the said Shirt and Aprons
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says she lives with
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who gave her
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Six pence to get some Supper says she went with
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about
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half past Ten on Thursday night last to the house of
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and had a pound of Pigs fry and some Soup was put on the fire to Warm
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she went To Coleman told him what there was for Supper he then
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being and the
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public house That she returned with Coleman
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to the said house of Brown That
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cut him a found of Pigs Fry
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whilst she and
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had the Soup and that they all three came
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out of the house of Brown together went to the said Public house
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and had the Fry dressed for their Supper
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Taken and Signed
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The 22d day of March 1788
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Before me
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