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give her a bit of a wrapper to make her an Apron and that She
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had bought some more silk, which cost her Ten Pounds, but sayd she
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was sarry she had laid out her money for now she wanted it, and
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said she did not think she should get above, Two Guineas by it. She
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then delivered to this Examinant a Parcel wrapped up in a Coarse
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Cloth and told her she would call at this Examinants house the next
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day and she came accordingly whilst she was at Examinants house
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this Examinant asked her if she would take her silk away, to which
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she replied that she was going after a place and desired this Examinant
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to take the Silk off from the Rollers which she accordingly did
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and put the same into the papers it was delivered to her in.
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This Examinant being out the proceeding day, when she came
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home was informed by the people in the house that the woman had
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been there, that was there the proceeding day, and on the Tuesday
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following the second day of September Instant, the said
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Mary Parry
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called on this Examinant at home, when Examinant
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asked her to stay and drink Tea with her, to which she answered
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she could not stay, they having Company At home, saying if this
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Examinant would lend her a Handkerchief the same Person
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who had the other Silk was to have that, That she had been there
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and he Knew of it, Accordingly Examinant Lent her a
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Handkerchief in which she tyed the Silk in, which after some
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refusal from this Examinant the said
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prevailed
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on her to go with her to the same Pawn broker in Pettycoat Lane
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The said
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Mary Parry
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still telling this Examinant that the silk
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cost her Ten pounds and that she wanted to get Twelve
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Pounds for it and prevailed on this Examinant to sell the
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same for her.
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This Examinant further Saith that the Pawn broker offered
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her Fifteen pence a Yard for the Silk, but
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then
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telling him it was the same
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sort that he had had of her
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before, he said he could give no more than fifteen pence a
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Yard one with another and the same was sold to him at that
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Price, which measured Ninety six yards in one piece and
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allowed the other price before received by the Pawn broker at
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the same Number of Yards and price.
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This Examinant further Saith That when the Pawn broker
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paid the money to this Examinant by the desire and request of
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(being Nine Pounds thirteen shillings and six pence)
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the Pawn broker asked her if she did not want a Watch, to which
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Examinant made Answer in a Jocular manner that she had
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more occasion for money than a Watch, the Pawn broker
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