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<p n="1192"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo695">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1192-1">Samuel Cooke</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1192-2">Benjamin Hott</rs>
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taken 3d. September 1788.</p>
<p n="1193">Who upon their several Oaths say & first the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1193-1">Samuel<lb></lb>
Cooke</rs>
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saith that on Sunday<del>Evening about</del>
the 31st. of August<lb></lb>
about nine o'Clock in the Eveng. as he was passing along the Street near<lb></lb>
the End of Parkers Lane the Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1193-2">Susannah Richards</rs>
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accosted him & asked him if he wod. give her something to drink<lb></lb>
upon wth. he answered he did not much care where. he did<lb></lb>
or not she then said come to my Room he went along with<lb></lb>
her & as soon as he came into the Room she said to him what<lb></lb>
must we have to drink he answered what you have a mind<lb></lb>
she then said we<obscured></obscured>
have some Gin & ordered it accordingly<lb></lb>
wch. he paid for & then he took his Watch out his Pocket<lb></lb>
& laid it upon a Table and sat down upon the Bed by<lb></lb>
the Side of the other Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1193-3">Charlotte Walker</rs>
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the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1193-4">Susannah Richards</rs>
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was standing near the Table blew out<lb></lb>
the Candle took hold of the Watch by the Chain & went out<lb></lb>
of the Room when <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1193-5">Charlotte Walker</rs>
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immediately laid hold of him round the Waist upon which he said to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1193-6">Benjamin Hott</rs>
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a<lb></lb>
Man who was with him in Company she meaning the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1193-7">Susannah Richards</rs>
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is gone away with my Watch upon<lb></lb>
which the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1193-8">Benjamin Hott</rs>
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went to look for the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1193-9">Susannah Richards</rs>
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staid some Time but returned back &<lb></lb>
said he cod. not find her he then called for a Light which a<lb></lb>
Man by the Name of Lamb brought up he then went &<lb></lb>
called the Watchman & where he came the Prosecutor and</p>
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