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The Information of
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No. 7 &
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Mary Jones
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taken before me this 11th. day of July 1769
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Who being upon Oath severally say and first the said Catherine
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for herself says that on Saturday last about 5 o'Clock one
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and another Person came to her Room when she was making a fire for washing
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and asked her to buy a Pair of Stockings which he had with him, that
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upon this Informants refusing the said
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observed
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to her that she had Rings on her fingers, that he seized hold of
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her hand and desired to look at one of the Said Rings which was
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a Gold one, that she this Informant refused to take it off
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from her finger upon which the said Benjamin struck this
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Informant violently on her Arm and twisted it round saying
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"Damn you you Bitch I'll break your Arm" that the Said
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then forcibly and feloniously took and carried away the said
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Gold Ring from this Informant, and this Informant
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Mary Jones
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for herself says that she saw the Said
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at the Time and
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Place abovementioned, that he came into the Yard where she was washing
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& after Shewing her the said Gold Ring run away
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Sworn before me
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July 11. 1769}
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Thos. Kynaston
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Catherine
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