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The Examination of
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Thomas Swan
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of the Parish
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St.
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James
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in ye Liberty of
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Westmr
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in the County of
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Middx
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Chairman taken upon Oath before me
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Robt. Perryman
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one of her
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Maties: Justice of the Peace
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for the sd County
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or Liberty
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on friday the
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14th. day of
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October 1709
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This Examt. saith that on Saturday the
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Eighth day of October 1709
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he this Examt. having sett down his Chair at his own Door in
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King street
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in ye Parish of St. James Westmr
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in the County of Middx
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and
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take it into his sd. house as usual that Evening, and that on Sunday
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morning following going to use his Chair he this Examt. Missed a
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a red flowered velvet Cushion or Seat and that one
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Elizabeth Cross
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being Apprehend for stealing several Cushions or Seats Confessed that
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that the Cart Cushion or Seat that she had stolen was out of a Chair
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Standing at a Door in Kingstreet St. James and that upon the sd.
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Crossr. having made this Confession, one
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John Elcocke
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a
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Chairman
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sent word to this Examt. who was then in Bed: that thesd. Cross had
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owned the Stealing of but this Examtt. Cushion or Seat and that upon
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this Examts. Coming to the sd. Cross she went along wth. this Examt. to
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to one
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Mary Cole
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a
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Pawn broker
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in
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Cross Lane
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in the Parish of St. Martin
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in the fields
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where she thesd. Cross had pawned this Examts: Cushion or
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Seat. which the sd.
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Mary Cole
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produced. and which the sd. Cross
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Confessed to have Stolen out of a Chair in
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st. James
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and which
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this Examt. Saith is the same Cushion or Seat which he this Examt.
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sent out of his sd. Chair as aforesd. and further Saith not
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Examint. Decimo quarto die
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Octobris Anno Dom 1709
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Cor me
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Robt. Perryman
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the Marke of
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Thomas
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Swann
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