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The Information upon Oath of
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William Merchant
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Sugar Baker
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before ye
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and of his majesty
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Justices
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in & for ye City. Rondan & late, to. Thereof this
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ninth
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day of Feb. 1741
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This Informant saith that the did upon
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Tuesday the
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ninth day of Feb. instand
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accompany Mary Tannat
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Elizabeth Nicholls
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of
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John Nicholls
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Sent then
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& now a prisoner in New gate for a Company asainst one
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Frankland and the said
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Elizabeth Nicholls
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did then
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& there Solicit thus Informant to S
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Trial of the said Eliiz Nicholls for the said Company that
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the thus Informant
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war in Company
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with her all ye 9th day of Nov. 1739 whereas in Truth
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this
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Informant Saith she had never seen the said
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Eliz:
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Nicholls
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before her last Comittment. to Newgate and
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this Informant Saith that the said Eliz: Nicholls Promised
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this Informant a great new and of she would Swear for
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her as aforesaid. And this
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Informant did
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Together with Mr. Mary Tannat. acquaint Mr. Paterson
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the City foll with what ye Sd
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had Proposed
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to them as aforesaid and this Informant having received
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Instruction in writing - what the said
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would
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have her this Informant Swear did so to the said
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Eliz Nicholls
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who asked her if the had learnt her
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Lesson meaning as this Informant Lecainer the said
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written Instructions and this Informant saith that
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