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<p n="41">The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50110_n41-1">Thomas Swan</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50110_n41-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of the Parish <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50110_geo13">St.<lb></lb>
James</rs>
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in ye Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50110_geo14">Westmr</rs>
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in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50110_geo15">Middx</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Chairman taken upon Oath before me <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50110_n41-2">Robt. Perryman</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50110_n41-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
one of her <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50110_occ8">Maties: Justice of the Peace</rs>
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for the sd County<lb></lb>
or Liberty<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
on friday the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50110_date7">14th. day of<lb></lb>
October 1709</rs>
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</p>
<p n="42">This Examt. saith that on Saturday the<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50110_date8"> Eighth day of October 1709</rs>
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<lb></lb>
he this Examt. having sett down his Chair at his own Door in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50110_geo16"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50110_geo17"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50110_geo18">King street </rs>
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in ye Parish of St. James Westmr</rs>
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in the County of Middx</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
take it into his sd. house as usual that Evening, and that on Sunday<lb></lb>
morning following going to use his Chair he this Examt. Missed a<lb></lb>
a red flowered velvet Cushion or Seat and that one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50110_n42-1">Elizabeth Cross</rs>
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<lb></lb>
being Apprehend for stealing several Cushions or Seats Confessed that<lb></lb>
that the Cart Cushion or Seat that she had stolen was out of a Chair<lb></lb>
Standing at a Door in Kingstreet St. James and that upon the sd.<lb></lb>
Crossr. having made this Confession, one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50110_n42-10">John Elcocke</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50110_occ9">Chairman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
sent word to this Examt. who was then in Bed: that thesd. Cross had<lb></lb>
owned the Stealing of but this Examtt. Cushion or Seat and that upon<lb></lb>
this Examts. Coming to the sd. Cross she went along wth. this Examt. to<lb></lb>
to one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50110_n42-2">Mary Cole</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50110_occ10">Pawn broker</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50110_geo19"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50110_geo20">Cross Lane</rs>
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in the Parish of St. Martin<lb></lb>
in the fields</rs>
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where she thesd. Cross had pawned this Examts: Cushion or<lb></lb>
Seat. which the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50110_n42-21">Mary Cole</rs>
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produced. and which the sd. Cross<lb></lb>
Confessed to have Stolen out of a Chair in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50110_geo21"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50110_geo22">Kingstreet</rs>
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st. James</rs>
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and which<lb></lb>
this Examt. Saith is the same Cushion or Seat which he this Examt.<lb></lb>
sent out of his sd. Chair as aforesd. and further Saith not</p>
<p n="43">Examint. Decimo quarto die<lb></lb>
Octobris Anno Dom 1709<lb></lb>
Cor me</p>
<p n="44"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50110_n44-1">Robt. Perryman</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50110_n44-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="45">the Marke of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50110_n45-1">Thomas<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Swann</rs>
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