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Thousand Seven hundred Eighty Eight before me One
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His Majestys
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in and for the said County Who being on his Oath saith on the sixth of Augt
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his said handkerchiefs
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Ann Davis
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Victualer on her Oath saith On Wednesday last about Five or six of the Clock
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in the afternoon William Saundel
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came into her
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Masters house had a Quarters of Boundy which she carryed to them that she
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saw apaper parcell
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marked with Sealing was lay on the Table Says
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Trundell charged them with taking his handkerchiefs And whilst he was paying
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for the Brandy both said Women went out and that she went with
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to apprehend them the next morning
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Before me
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saith on Wednesday last about Five or Six of the Clock in the afternoon
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asked them if they would drink that they went into the Red Lion Public house
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near and had a Quartern of BoundryThat Soundle said her had
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at home than those in the pawnbroker Window whit he had brought home is certain
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there was not any paper percal on the Table Says Trundle put his hand to his pocket
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said One of You Women has robbed me of my handkerciefs That she as Red Lion
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how that could be when he had said he left his handkerchiefs as home whist he danged
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that they disputed about the Reckoning with the said Wm. Soundle and went away informing
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the Mistress of the house were they lived if wanted
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The Declaretion
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Taken and Signed
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The 9th of Aug 1788
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Before me
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John Staples
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=
"John"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45034_n777-4"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Staples"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45034_n777-4"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"778"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45034_n778-1"
>
Mary beell
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45034_n778-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Mary"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45034_n778-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"beell"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45034_n778-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"unknown"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"779"
>
her
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45034_n779-1"
>
Mary
<
figure
rend
=
"mark"
>
</
figure
>
Short
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45034_n779-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Mary"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45034_n779-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Short"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45034_n779-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Mark
</
p
>
</
div1
>
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