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29th January 1714 - 5th August 1715

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The Informacon of Mary Edwards< no role > wife of George Edwards< no role > of the Pish
of Holy Trinity London Dyer taken upon Oath the 12th Day of
April Anno Dom 1714

Who Saith That about five weeks since she took one Rachael Smith< no role > a poor
Psons [..] who was out of place to lodge wth. her having formerly known her that the
sd. Rachael Smith< no role > lodged in her house till Tuesday last at which time she
went away under prsence of going to a place & on Thursday last Hole out of
her house a Childs Coat a petty coat a pair of Earrings a black & white petty
coat a peruke five Dowlacs Shirts a pair of Stays & Sewall other goods to a
considerable value as the sd. Rachael Smith< no role > acufessed when she was apprhens
-ded & that she came into the house on Wednesday night [..] by a Key that
she had taken when she lodged there & lay in the Cellar on Wednesday night
That upon the Informacon of the sd. Rachael Smith< no role > she found the said
black & white petty coat at ye. house of one Mrs. Underwood in High
Holborn

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John Milner< no role >

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Mary Edwards< no role >

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The Exaiacon of ye. sd. Rachael Smith< no role > taken the Day & Year
above written

Who Saith That she went into the sd. Mr. Edwards house about nine of ye
clock in the Evening on Wednesday last by a [..] wch she took when she lodged there & Stole the goods above menconed &
Sewall other things. That she was councelled by one Joyce Brown< no role > als
[..] Seager to do the same who deced the goods of her after she had stole
them

Rachel Smith< no role >

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John Milner< no role >

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The Informacon of Nathaniel Kelson< no role > of ye pish of St Giles in
ye fields in ye County of Midd taken upon Oath the Day & Year
above sd.

Who Saith That being an Assistant to the Conble. this morning taking up
the said Joyce Brown< no role > als Seager< no role > upon Suspicon he Saw her drop an hand-
kerchief from her wch. was owned by the said Mary Edwards< no role >

Nath; Kelson< no role >

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John Milner< no role >




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