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<p n="194"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London to wit</note>
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The joint and several Informations of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n194-1">Cornelius Swift</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo205">Shoe Lane</rs>
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, <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo206">London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15094_occ104">Pewterer</rs>
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, and<lb></lb>
Francis Dukes of the same Place, Tallow Chandler<lb></lb>
Who being on Oath severally say And First the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n194-2">Cornelius Swift</rs>
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for himself saith that Yesterday<lb></lb>
Afternoon, about Five O'Clock as he was sitting in<lb></lb>
the Kitchen of his House, Informant heard the<lb></lb>
Parlour Lock Snap Informant thinking there was<lb></lb>
a Customer, went out, and saw the Parlour Door<lb></lb>
open, on which he enquired of his Wife, whether<lb></lb>
she had left the door open On being told she<lb></lb>
had not, Informant went into the Parlour, and<lb></lb>
missed the Following china Articles now produced,<lb></lb>
to wit, a Tea Pot, a cream Pot, Five Cups, two<lb></lb>
Basons, seven Saucers, and a butter Plate which<lb></lb>
are his Property, and of the Value of Five Shillings,<lb></lb>
the other Informant Dukes told him he saw a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15094_occ105">Woman</rs>
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go out of Informant House, both<lb></lb>
Followed the Prisoner, and on searching her, the<lb></lb>
above Articles were Found in her Possession<lb></lb>
And the said Francis Dukes For himself saith,<lb></lb>
that he saw the Prisoner come out of the House<lb></lb>
of Informant Swift, apparently with some<lb></lb>
things hid under her Cloak.</p>
<p n="195">Taken and Sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo207">Guildhall</rs>
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25th April 1783. before me}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n195-1">John Boydell</rs>
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<p n="196"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n196-1">Carns. Swift</rs>
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Frans. Duker</p>
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