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13th December 1715 - 10th October 1716

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Willilam State< no role > of St Gyles Creplegate London
Chair fram Maker upon his Oath Saith that he is
a lodger in the house of Edmund Davis< no role > in Bridg
water Square And that about fore Mounths Since
the prisner Richard Mills< no role > came to the Same
house by the recommendation of one Mary
Jerson
< no role > a Neighbour thier by who Said he was
an honest man Upon wch: Margrett< no role > wife of Edmund
Davis
< no role > Landlord of the house desiered this depont:
to lett the prisner lye with him Accordingly
he did; And after Some Short time this
deponent lost the Key of his Box and Nine
pence out his pockett he looking about could
not find itt the prisner being in the Bedd
did not Search the Clothes imediatly but
went to his labour And in a Short time he
thinkeing the prisner might be up came to
make a further search found the prisner
Richard Mills< no role > gone wch. caused him to Suspect
him this deponent grew uneasey and Gork
open his owne Box the Key being Missing &
thier he found was taken out Forty Nine
Shillings and the Nine pence he lost out his
pockett upon the Bedd.

Jurat 3 die Matis
1715 coram

Ward

Willam State< no role >

Richard Mills< no role > the Prisner doth Confess he did
lye with the Above Said William State< no role > and
had the Key of the Box and took theme Mony
but cannot charge himselfe with So much

The marke of
Rich: [mark] Mills< no role >




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