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1789

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And this Informant Robert Cross< no role > for himself
sayeth that on last Wednesday he came to Town
that upon examining her Drawer he found it
locked, put upon opening of it, found that Four
Pair of Stockings Jone Waistcoat now produced
were taken and carried awayand one his Property
had been taken and carried away out of the said
Drawer that he likewise had left a Quantity
of Playing Caves on the said Drawer, Three
Packs where of had not been opened, that Two Bed fort the said
Cards which were not opened were [..] taken and carried awaythat the
said Cards were wrapt in Covers of Harry the VIII
from whence he verily believes the Two Packs of
Cards now produced were are taken out of the said Drawer

And this Informant Francis Murray< no role > for
himself sayeth, that, he was employeda Sarach
to execute a Search Warrant to search the Lodgings
new presentof the Person now Present who calls
himself John Levings for some Womens wearing
Apparel which was suspected to have been stolen
by him from the other informant Ann Williams< no role >
that the said Ann Williams< no role > was present at the
Time of the said Search hat none of her Property
was foundput the Cup and Pot of Pomation
now produced were observed by her and claimed
to be the Property of Mr. Vagnsittact with whom
she livedthat at the Line this Informant was
searching the Apartment of the said John Levings< no role >
hefoundobserved the Stockings and Waistcoat which he
verily believes to be the same now produced and
sworn to be the Property of the other Informant
Robert Cross< no role > , on a Box which he verily believes
is belong to the said John Levings< no role > that upon
being informedofthe other Informant Robert Cross< no role >
had been robbed, he immediately recollected the Cir
-cumstance of having seen such Stockings and
Waistcoat in the aforesaid Box as were described
to him




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