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The several Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n850-1">Elizabeth Wright</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n850-2">Elizabeth Clarke</rs>
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Meacham</rs>
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Taken the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15096_date103">4th day of November 1785</rs>
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<p n="851">The said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n851-1">George Meacham</rs>
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upon his oath Saith That about<lb></lb>
the hour of 9 o Clock on Tuesday night last as he was going<lb></lb>
down <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo684">Holborn</rs>
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and near to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo685">Southampton Buildings</rs>
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he mett one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n851-2">William Hendrick</rs>
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who were in Company<lb></lb>
together and one of them said there is Mitchell upon which he<lb></lb>
turned Round and they both ran away That he Inspected They had<lb></lb>
Stolen something and therefore he called Stop Thief That Smith<lb></lb>
fell down and Threw a Bundle down the Area of some House<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo686">Southampton</rs>
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Buildings That he took Smith into Custody<lb></lb>
and the Bundle was delivered to him which appeared to be a Cotton<lb></lb>
Gown and Pettycoat That he Conveyed Smith before a Tushed who<lb></lb>
Committed him and the Gown was Advertised and afterwards owned<lb></lb>
The said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n851-4">Elizabeth Wright</rs>
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upon her Oath Saith That the said<lb></lb>
Gown and Pettycoat is her Property and was left at the House of<lb></lb>
Mrs Clarke No <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo687">101 Fetter Lane</rs>
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to wash and Mangle.<lb></lb>
The said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n851-5">Elizabeth Clarke</rs>
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upon her oath Saith That<lb></lb>
She received the said Gown and Pettycoat to Wash which<lb></lb>
She did and after She had Washed it She sent it to a Woman<lb></lb>
to Mangle but She did not see it afterwards until this<lb></lb>
day and that the Gown and Pettycoat now Produced is the<lb></lb>
Identical property She received and Washed as aforesaid<lb></lb>
The said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n851-6">Ann Arnold</rs>
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upon her Oath Saith That<lb></lb>
She lives in Fetter Lane in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo688">City of London</rs>
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That about<lb></lb>
the hour of half past 8 o Clock in the Evening on Tuesday the 1st.<lb></lb>
of Novr. Instant <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n851-7">Frances Clarke</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15096_occ321">Daughter</rs>
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of the abovenamed<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n851-8">Elizabeth Clarke</rs>
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brought the said Gown and Pettycoat home to her<lb></lb>
house That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n851-9">Elizabeth Clarke</rs>
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(who is her Lodger) not<lb></lb>
being at home she desired the Child to put the same on the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15096_occ322">draws</rs>
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in the back room adjoining to the Shop which looks into a<lb></lb>
certain Place called Rawen Passage which said Gown and<lb></lb>
Pettycoat was Stolenout of the said Room in about Ten Months<lb></lb>
afterwards That there is a door in the said Passage which was locked and<lb></lb>
when the Gown and Pettycoat was put on the draws as aforesaid<lb></lb>
the Window was Shut down Close<del>and</del>
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<p n="852">Severally Taken the day and year<lb></lb>
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D Walker</p>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n853-2">Elizth Clark</rs>
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<p n="854">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n854-1">Elizabeth Ward</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n854-2">George Mead</rs>
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