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5th February 1759 - 28th December 1759

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The several Informations of Thos. Lateward< no role > and
Susannah Edwards< no role > taken before me one of His
Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the Sd. County.

Who being Severally on Oath Say and first the Sd: Thomas
Lateward
< no role > forhimself saith that on tuesday last this
Informant had received about twenty Eight pounds and
being in Liquor he went into a Public House by Holborn
Burrs about nine o'Clock in the Evening and two
Women then unknown to this Informt: came & Sat
down by this Informt: and this Informt: Called for two
Six Pennyworths of Rum and Water this Informts: money
then being in a Canvas bag which Canvas Bag
and money was Stolen from this Informt: as this
Informt: verily believes by the Sd: two Women whose names
this Informt hath Since learned are Winefrid lox< no role > and
Mary Lovett< no role > And the Sd: Susannah Edwards< no role > for herself
saith that on tuesday night about the hour of nine o'Clock
this Informt: Saw the other Informt: Come into the Cock &
Hoop Ale House near Holborn Barrs and sat down in a Box
in the Public Room and the Sd two Women went and Sat down
by the other Informt: and he Called for two Six Pennyworths
of Liquor and the Sd two Women drank of it And this Informt
Saw the Sd. Thos: pull out a Bag out of his Pocket and took
out of it Some money and put the Sd Bag into his Pocket
and one of the Sd: Women who is now present and calls
herself Mary Lovet< no role > Shifted her Seat and went on that
Side the Sd Thomas had put his Bag of Money and this
Informt: Saw the Sd: Bag in the hand of the Sd: Lovet And
this Informt: Saith that the Sd: Lovet was then very meanly
dressed in an Old Lamblet kind of Gown Since which time
the Sd: Lovet has changed her dressed to a Linnese Gown and
two New Pettycoats together with Stays had and hanker [..] ief
and new Shoes and Stockings And both these Informt: Say




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