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The Informacon of
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St. James Clarkenwel
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in the sd County aforesaid
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taken upon Oath before me, out of their Maties
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Justices of peace
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Etc. in the sd County, the 6th day
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of September Anno Dim 1690.
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Who saith, That this Sunday
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Robert Serle
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Cleing her County
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mare & of Long acquaintance came Cashe Crohen a Carrierg
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frequently haddon to her the Informt. house Situat upon the
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Highway, or Road side, And out of his poquet took a smal
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thinn Slitt Deal Box, wh. was bruised & Shatter'd a pieces Especia
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ally, the Lidd (& therefore was tyed together) wherein, there is
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a pair of broken Rose pendants wth. 8. Diamonds in each
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set in Silver; & 12. Shaking Bodkins 9. whereof had, a Diamond
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set in silver upon each of them; & off the others 3. Bodkins,
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3. Diamonds were rubb'd and loose in the sd Box, In all 28:
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Diamonds: And also another large Diamond, set also in Silver
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in a King, fix'd to a Bodkin like she other twelve This
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Informt. further saith, that he the sd
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Robt Serle
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told her, that
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his late Mrs. Warren's Waggon was, by divers Highway-men
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on the 3d. day of March Last in the Evening lead aside into a
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, near the Road, about 2. Miles on this side Welwin
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in the County of Herts, & there, by them rawsackd, & Rob'd, as
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He the sd Serle, said,
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Richard Wilson
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the Waggoner reported.
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& that she sd Robert serle did further tell this Informt. That
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being Tapster In the Inn at the Sign of the Rosed Crown in
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Welwin aforesd, wch. was the Stage, whether the Waggon
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was to come & remain that night, she the sd Serle, wth. one
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Jonathan Hopkins Hostler, his fellow servant were sent to watch
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she sd waggon, & Goods, that were in the sd Ransacking thrown,
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& Scatt'red abroad, till the morning-Light; when, they might see
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to Reload them, wch. when they haddon, The (amongst others
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that Staid behind) looking, & keeping upon the Ground near,
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or about the place, where the waggon was ransack't & loaden
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again, amongst Scatter'd Straw found the sd Box, & Jewels.
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Moreover,This Informt. Saith, That he she sd. Robert
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Serle demanded of her, whether she sd Jewels were good
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for anything. And that, shoe answer'd him, (according to
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the skill (shee said) Shee had) truly, No. 1 and that Shee said
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shee thought, they were made for a play-house: shee
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says also,That he ask'd her, if shee would give him 3s. or
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£1. of Tobacco for them, & that shee reply'd That shee
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did not think them worth so much. This Informant
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further declares, & Says, That as they two were talking
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of the Matter, There came one Seignr. Guzman, aspamaind
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& Merchant (who had married a Kris woman of hersd)
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who told them, They were Diamonds, Whereupon, Shee
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says that Robert Serle second to be very much surpriz'd
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& Concern'd & said, that if they be Diamonds, They
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belong to Sr.
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John Brownlow
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, or my old Mrs. Warren
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who
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