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Mary this Wife. And
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in the said County Pawnbroker taken this 23rd day of May 1789
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on his oath saith on Thursday morning the 20 Instant
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he went from home leaving the Watch chain and Seal produced hanging
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on a Nail near the fire place in his Room about Two hour after
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his Wife came and told him their Servant was gone and the said
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and himself went different ways
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in pursuit and
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met said Servant the prisoner
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present who together name is Catherine Taster and brought her to
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him who owned soon after that she had taken the said Watch
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and where she pawned it
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Mary Geens
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on her oath saith on Thursday morning last about the hour of
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Eleven The went out to market and left said Watch hanging ever
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the mantle piece and their Servant
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to look after
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the houseSays the returned before the hour of Twelve when she
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found the Door locked and the Key laying in the EntryThat she
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opened the Door missed the Watch found the Servant gone she
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on his oath saith on Thursday last about the Middle
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of the Day
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brought the Watch as produced to pledge
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and asked a Guinea upon it says he asked of the Watch was her
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own who answered no that her Father had sent her with it to get
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him out of troubleSays he lent her Fifteen Shillings and because he
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would not lend her more she pledged o Coloured Apron for one
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Taken and Sworn
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The 23rd of Mary 1789
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Samr. Hawkins
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Catherine Tasker
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says when she first took the said Watch on
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Thursday last at noon from where it was hanging in her masters
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room she went first to a Pawnbrokers in
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and
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to another who would not take it Says she directly went to the
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house of Mr. Stanley and pledged it with Mr. Stanley for fifteen
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Shillings and had a Duplicate which she tore, further says
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she likewise pawned o Coloured Apron which she took of her
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masters bed and pawned it fore Shilling to the said
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Taken and Signed
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This 23rd day of May 1789
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Before us
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