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The Information of Prisila Humes and
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this
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29 Day of June
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1749 before the One of his Majesty's
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These Informants upon there Oaths saith (that is to say) the sd.
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Prisila Humes saith one
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to his Majestys Goal of new Gate on Oath on Suspicion of Feloniously
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Steling out of the House of Mr.
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Henry Helsey
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Twenty Guineas in Gold his property that the sd. David Finn was on
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or about the 2o. Inst. Deinting at her House were
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Little Tower Hill
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and the next morning one Wm. Chard came to her House and told her
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that his Brother in Law David Finn was taken Prisoner And She
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him for what he told her Mr.
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was Kobed the last night
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by a Purss of Guineas but he Belived Mr. Belseys Wife
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there was a bagg of Silver and a Bunch of Rings upon the top of the Gold
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which was Stolen and Certainly if my Brother in Law or I had Selen the
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same wee should have taken the Bagg of Silver and the Rings
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to gether with the Gold and further said not
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saith upon her Oath that
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told her on
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or about the 28th. Inst. (that at the time when Mr. Belsey was the sd. there was
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as much Silver as a Quart pet would held and that there was also
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a Silver Tant
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d a silver
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and several other things is also that was
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oppen and this Informant saith she hath been to the Goal to
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David Finn
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and he told her not with standing he was in Custody his Brother in Law Wm.
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Chard was as deep in the Midd as he is in the
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Sworn the Day and Your first above
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Written before me
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her
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Prisila
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Osbourn
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her Mark
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