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<p n="228">The Information upon Oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n228-1">Catherine Merchant</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50362_n228-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ149">wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n228-2">William Merchant</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50362_n228-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ150">Sugar Baker</rs>
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taken <lb></lb>
before ye <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n228-4">Wm Biller</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50362_n228-4" type="surname" value="Biller"></interp>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ151">Knight</rs>
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and of his majesty <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ152">Justices</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in & for ye City. Rondan & late, to. Thereof this <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50362_date51">ninth<lb></lb>
day of Feb. 1741</rs>
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<p n="229">This Informant saith that the did upon <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50362_date52">Tuesday the <lb></lb>
ninth day of Feb. instand </rs>
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accompany Mary Tannat<lb></lb>
to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n229-1">Elizabeth Nicholls</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50362_n229-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ153">wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n229-2">John Nicholls</rs>
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Sent then <lb></lb>
& now a prisoner in New gate for a Company asainst one <lb></lb>
Frankland and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n229-3">Elizabeth Nicholls</rs>
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did then <lb></lb>
& there Solicit thus Informant to S<obscured></obscured>
der on the <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Trial of the said Eliiz Nicholls for the said Company that <lb></lb>
the thus Informant <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
war in Company <lb></lb>
with her all ye 9th day of Nov. 1739 whereas in Truth <lb></lb>
this <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Informant Saith she had never seen the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n229-4">Eliz:<lb></lb>
Nicholls</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50362_n229-4" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
before her last Comittment. to Newgate and <lb></lb>
this Informant Saith that the said Eliz: Nicholls Promised<lb></lb>
this Informant a great new and of she would Swear for <lb></lb>
her as aforesaid. And this <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Informant did <lb></lb>
Together with Mr. Mary Tannat. acquaint Mr. Paterson<lb></lb>
the City foll with what ye Sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n229-5">Eliz: Nicholls</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50362_n229-5" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
had Proposed<lb></lb>
to them as aforesaid and this Informant having received <lb></lb>
Instruction in writing - what the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n229-6">Eliz:Nicholls</rs>
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would <lb></lb>
have her this Informant Swear did so to the said <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n229-7">Eliz Nicholls</rs>
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who asked her if the had learnt her <lb></lb>
Lesson meaning as this Informant Lecainer the said <lb></lb>
written Instructions and this Informant saith that</p>
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