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The Informations of
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This Informant David Morum saith that he is a
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Victualler and lives in
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That on Monday Evening last about six or seven o'Clock
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in Woods Court Norton Halgate in the said County he having
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the day before
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to come to see her there. That he staid there about two
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Hours and on going away missed his Watch which he
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had before put into his Breaches Pocket and which had
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been Stole thereout While he was in the Room With the
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, And further saith that he verily
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Saith that she is a Pawn broker and lives
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in EastSmithfield in the said County and that the said
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on the twenty eighth day of August instant
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brought to this Informants House a Silver Watch which she
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paconed with this Informant for half a Guinea And this
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Informant David Mourn further saith that the said
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Watch so pawned with the said
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by the said
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, is the same which was stolen from
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Taken and sworn the day
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and Year aforesaid before
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me}
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D Wilmot
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