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<p n="196"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London to wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n196-1">Susanna</rs>
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the Wife of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n196-2">Thomas Lewis</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15092_geo163">Ludgate Street</rs>
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No 34, London, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15092_occ41">Jeweller</rs>
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Who being on<lb></lb>
Oath saith, that Yesterday afternoon about three<lb></lb>
O'Clock, the two Prisoners now under Examination<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n196-3">Sarah Withers</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n196-4">Sarah Barnet</rs>
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, came to<lb></lb>
her Husband's Shop in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15092_geo164">Ludgate Street</rs>
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aforesaid,<lb></lb>
and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n196-5">Sarah Barnet</rs>
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asked to see a<lb></lb>
SealSays, that she took out a Drawer<lb></lb>
and shewed the Prisoners some Sealsthe<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n196-6">Sarah Barnet</rs>
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took a silver Seal, and asked<lb></lb>
the Price of it afterwards the other prisoner<lb></lb>
said, she wanted a gold Seal to make a Present<lb></lb>
Informant told the Prisoners, she had no<lb></lb>
gold Seal in the Shop, whereupon they were<lb></lb>
proceeding out of doorsSays, that she<lb></lb>
immediately missed the diamond King now<lb></lb>
produced, and followed the PrisonersSays,<lb></lb>
that the Prisoners were running up Stationers<lb></lb>
Alley, and she after following them a little<lb></lb>
way, cried out Stop, and they didthe<lb></lb>
Prisoners with reluctance went back to the<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
a Shop, and then Informant saw<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n196-7">Sarah Withers</rs>
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throw the King<del>upon the<lb></lb>
Counter</del>
into the Drawer which<del>she</del>
Informant in her<lb></lb>
hurry had left upon the Counter</p>
<p n="197">Taken and Sworn the<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15092_date5"> 15th.<lb></lb>
day of December 1780</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15092_geo165">Guildhall</rs>
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<lb></lb>
London before me}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n197-1">Wm Plomer</rs>
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<p n="198"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n198-1">Susanna Lewis</rs>
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