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5th December 1771 - 16th December 1772

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Image 160 of 69514th April 1772


Middlesex to Wit

The Information of Mary
Rushworth
< no role > admitted an Gardence in his [..]
his Majesty's Justices of the Peace
for the said County

Who being upon Oath saith that on Tuesday
last between twelve & one o Clock at noon she
went to see One Servant Defoe who lodged
at the House of One Sum Smith Wife of George Smith< no role >
in Dean Street Holborn when this Informant
had been there about a Quarter of an hour a person
now present who calls herself Ann Green< no role >
came into the the Lodgings at the said Defoe some
few minutes after Green had been in the Room
the said Ann smith< no role > came up& Defoe gave
her some Gin which was left at the bottom of
a Bottle Upon which Smith say'd she would
not be beholden to Defoe but would have a Dram
at her own Suit & accordingly a half pint of
Gin was brought which was Drank among them
four Smith went out & stared abt ten [..]
Minutes then returned & they had another
half Pint to Gim this Informt. Bragged that she
had first & Second & Morning Smith sayd of
she had none now that she had Money to buy it
which &produced aproduced a Box the Contents
of which she threw upon a Table which was Six
Guineas & a five Shillings & three pence & she
took it up again put it in her Box & kept in her [..]
then this Informant together with Defoe & Smith went
Down Stairs into the Shop & Parlour whom & Green
Stayd above Stairs Defoe sent for another half
pint of Gim which was Drank by Smith Defoe
this Informant & Green who came down Stairs
& upon her coming down Stairs Ann Smith< no role > was very
Sick she put her Box & Money upon the Chimney
piece in the back parlour & sat [..] Close to it is a Clark
being very Sick Defoe held her head with One hand
& took the Box & Money in it off the Chimney place
with her other hand but the Cattling of the Money &
this Informt saying it was Mr. Smiths Box & desired her
to her let it alone Mrs. Smith recovered & say'd the &




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