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in the said County.
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Taken this 16th. day of February 1785
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before us Two of his Majestys
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Justices of
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Who being on her Oath Saith that between seven
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and Eight OClock in the Evening of Saturday last some person
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rang at the Bell of her Masters door at No. 67 as above mentioned no person being therein but Informant
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Whereupon she went to the door and saw a Person there who
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asked Informant for a Letter which lay upon the Desk in
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the Parlour, Informant then went into the Parlour to see
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if any Letter was there but not finding any there was
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returning to acquaint the person therewith, when she was
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Stopped at the Parlour door by
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William
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a prisoner now
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are present who put a Pistol to her head, and sayed to
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Informant dont speak a Word, That the person who she
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Supposes had rand at the Bell and another person then
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came into the Parlour when they Confined her Put a Hat over
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her face but not so Close but that she could Easily distinguish
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the face of Bull who she this Informant knew some time
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before, That the man who held the Hat over her face stayed
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with her during the time the other two men went up
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Stairs, and broke open a desk and took thereout. sundry
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Papers and two Pocket Books Etc as she has been Informed
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by her said Master and which Information she veriy believes
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to be true. But that before the said two men went up Stairs
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they broke open a Desk in the Parlor and took thereout a
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Pocket Book as she has been likewise Informed by her
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said Master. But saith that she saw several Paper fall
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out of the Desk in the Parlor on the Floor Saith that
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before the said two men came down Stairs the Bell rang
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upon which they came down Stairs and upon the Bell
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