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<p n="146"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo92">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information and Complaint<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n146-1">John Wilkinson</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n146-2">Hannah Tokeley</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
on Oath before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n146-3">Edward Parker</rs>
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Esquire one of his<lb></lb>
Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45034_occ43">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said County the first day<lb></lb>
of March in the Year of our Lord 1788</p>
<p n="147">And First the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n147-1">John Wilkinson</rs>
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for himself<lb></lb>
Saith that the Person now brought before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n147-2">John Taylor</rs>
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a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45034_occ44">Constable</rs>
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who calls herself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n147-3">Elizabeth Cottrell</rs>
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came into this<lb></lb>
Deponents Shop Between the hours of 2 & 3 o'Clock in the<lb></lb>
Afternoon of the said Day in Company with another Woman Whose Name is<lb></lb>
unknown and who has made her Escape the Woman asked<lb></lb>
to see a Piece of Lawn which was Shewn to them by<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n147-4">Hannah Tokeley</rs>
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who Sold the Prisioner 1/8 of a yard for which<lb></lb>
they agreed to pay Six pence and not having half pence enough<lb></lb>
left the Shop Saying they would go and get Exchange for<lb></lb>
a Guinea and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n147-5">Hannah Tokeley</rs>
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on her Oath Saith that<lb></lb>
Immedly. on the sd. Elizh. Cottrell and her Companion going out<lb></lb>
of the Shop she this Dept. went to her Mastr. & told him that<lb></lb>
the Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n147-6">Elizabeth Cottrell</rs>
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was seen by her during the time she<lb></lb>
was Purchasing the Piece of Lawn before mentioned privately to<lb></lb>
draw towards the outward edge of the Counter a whole piece of<lb></lb>
lawn & to support the same with her stays for a time & then to<lb></lb>
let the same slide down on the floor and further that she<lb></lb>
afterwards saw the said Piece of Lawer lay on the floor and soon<lb></lb>
afterwards under the Prisoner right arm And this Dept. further<lb></lb>
told her Master that she the Prisoner had taken it out of<lb></lb>
the Shop and this Dept. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n147-7">John Wilkinson</rs>
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further Saith<lb></lb>
Receiving this Account from his Servant he followed</p>
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