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The Information and Complaint
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Esquire one of his
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for the said County the first day
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of March in the Year of our Lord 1788
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And First the said
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for himself
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Saith that the Person now brought before me
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John Taylor
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Constable
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who calls herself
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came into this
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Deponents Shop Between the hours of 2 & 3 o'Clock in the
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Afternoon of the said Day in Company with another Woman Whose Name is
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unknown and who has made her Escape the Woman asked
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who Sold the Prisioner 1/8 of a yard for which
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they agreed to pay Six pence and not having half pence enough
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left the Shop Saying they would go and get Exchange for
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a Guinea and
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on her Oath Saith that
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Immedly. on the sd. Elizh. Cottrell and her Companion going out
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of the Shop she this Dept. went to her Mastr. & told him that
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the Prisoner
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was seen by her during the time she
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was Purchasing the Piece of Lawn before mentioned privately to
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draw towards the outward edge of the Counter a whole piece of
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lawn & to support the same with her stays for a time & then to
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let the same slide down on the floor and further that she
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afterwards saw the said Piece of Lawer lay on the floor and soon
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afterwards under the Prisoner right arm And this Dept. further
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further Saith
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Receiving this Account from his Servant he followed
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