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Hatt when it was taken from her as aforesaid
And this Informant further saith that two of the
four persons now present who call themselves
Arthur Stevens< no role > [..] John Salomanand
Thomas Cook John Carr< no role > are the two persons who
first passed this Informant as above described
and returned with the other two who call themselves
John Salmon< no role > and Thomas Cook< no role > and Robbed
her in the manner aforesaid
And this Informant Jonathan Rutland< no role > for himself
saith that he lives with Mr Peale pawnbroker
that upon the 8th. of April last the Black Silk
Cloak now produced was taken in by this Informant
to pawn from the other Informant Eliza Bisket< no role >
And this Informant Elizabeth Bisket for herself
saith that On or about the 7th April last late
at Night the Black Silk Cloak now produced a black Silk [..] was
given to this Informant by the other Informant
Margt Pearson< no role > who desired her to pawn thaswhich
she Immediately did in Walkers Court Saint James
& the pawn broker was striking up his Shop at the
time she want in that the four Shillings which she
Borrowed upon the sd Cloak Half she gave the said Margaret
Pearson who was waiting for her at the Door and then
they both went directly is the Noah [..] St Gilesnearthe
French Change where they found the four persons
now present who call themselves Arther Stevens John
Carr John James< no role > and Thomas Cook together
with one William Wright< no role > sitting in asked in the
Tap Room in Company that the said Margaret
Peens on sat down in Company with the said five
persons but that this Informant did not sit down
but went home directly that while this informant
stayed in the said House she saw she said Margaret
Pearson give Money to one of the said five persons
how much she cannot the say but is certain she
saw four Shillings in Silver. And this Informant further
saith that the next Morning suspecting that she
had done an ill Act in pannding the said Cloak and that




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