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<p n="166"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London ss</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n166-1">William Keen</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
the Oxford Arms Sun passage London printer who<lb></lb>
being on Oath saith that as he was walking in<lb></lb>
Stationers Court about one o'Clock in the Night of the<lb></lb>
twenty fourth Instant he was seized by <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n166-2">Marguret Fiddis</rs>
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the Prisoner now under Examination and two other<lb></lb>
Women, when this Informant then did not nor does now<lb></lb>
know, and that in struggling to get away from them<lb></lb>
he perceived the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n166-3">Margaret Fiddis</rs>
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put her hand<lb></lb>
in her Breeches pocket, and take some money on there out<lb></lb>
says that he soon gave his in Charge of a<del>Courtable</del>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ70">Watchman</rs>
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and when she was carried to the Watch house<lb></lb>
she denied having any money of this Informants<lb></lb>
and said she had only a six pence in Silver and a<lb></lb>
new half pence, says that on her being searched<lb></lb>
form shilling were found upon her, and our of<lb></lb>
the Shillings found upon her the this Informant<lb></lb>
knows to be his property, and this Informant<lb></lb>
further says that he had four Shillings taken<lb></lb>
out of his pocket, at the time he was stopt by<lb></lb>
the said Fiddis and the other two Women and<lb></lb>
says he is satisfied the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n166-4">Margaret Fiddis</rs>
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was the person who took it</p>
<p n="167">Taken and Sworn this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15093_date20">25th Day<lb></lb>
of March 1782</rs>
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as <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo172">Guild hall</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
before me}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n167-1">William Keen</rs>
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<p n="168"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n168-1">John Sawbridge</rs>
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