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7th day of March 1778
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Who being upon Oath say and first the said Ann Elsey for herself
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and does suspect and verily believe that a person
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for herself says that on the 26th.
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to the said Ann Elsey with whom
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to fetch her some Pins she went and on her Return
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gone the Cardinal missing and
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has never seen her since until now.
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Sworn before me
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