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Image 26 of 13512th March 1744


Surry to Wit.

Mary Stamper< no role > of the parish of Saint George Southwarks
Spinster Informeth on Oath & Saith That on the 26th Day of
February last Martha Graham< no role > Came to her this Informt.
And asked her to goe Along with her the sd. Martha
Graham to Billinsgate Upon which she this Informt.
Went with her the said Martha Graham< no role > Untill she came
to Cheapside & the sd. Martha Graham< no role > told her this Informt
to goe Under some Gateway for Passage and Stay till she
Came to her And [..] about halfe an hour Afterwards She
the sd Martha Graham< no role > Came to her and told her She had
gott a good Booty for that She had gott Some handkerchiefs
And putted out as her Baskett a Large peice of Blew
Long Lawn Hankercheifs & Cutt them assunder & there
Was twenty Nine Humbered & a peice of Lead of about
two pound in Weight and the Sd. Martha Graham< no role > told
her this Informant that she had Stolen the said
Hankercheifs & Lead from a Linnen Draper in
Cheapside & brought her this Informant To the said
Linnen Draper Shop And the same Day She the Sd
Martha Graham< no role > Sold one of the said Hankercheifs to a
Woman who keeps a Sale Shop in the Borrough of Southwk
for thirteen pence & At Severall times She hath sold [..]
Severall of the said Hankercheifs to Severall persons
And this Informant saith on the Oath that she Carryed the
Sd peice of Lead And Sold ti to Mrs. Dawson in the
Borrough of Southwark for [..] two pence halfe penny
And this Informant further Saith that the said
Martha Graham< no role > did Steal the said Hankercheifs
out of the shop of [..] John Lawrense< no role > of Cheapside
Linnen draper

Sworn March 12th. 1744
Before me Robt. Lacy< no role >

The Mark of
[mark]
Mary Hamper< no role >




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