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May 1698

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The Informaeond of Abraham Hugon< no role > taken upon Oath
before me this 29th. day of Aprill 1698.

This Informant [..] Saith That Elizabeth Rous< no role > & Susanna
Mountague
< no role > Came this day to his Masters Mr. Bailkons Shopp att Charing
Crosse and. presence of buying some Muslin Whereupon he thero'd [..]
serdall peeres which they said they did not like & haveing filled the
Compter with seudall poores of Muslim & knowing that Rous had [..]
severall times att the Shopp before but did not [..] he [..] arrowly [..]
them & proceding to be [..]
the Said Elizabeth Rous like a poore of Muslim of about Eight [..]
yards and Convey'd it andr. her petticoats which when done the went
out of the Shopp whereupon he followed her some small distante
from the said shopp & Fax her with it & found the said poore
of Muslim upon her & Saith the Same conteyn's ab. 8 yard Coin Vallue [..]
or there abouts
Capt die & ano Supradictis
rod me
John Baber< no role >

Abraham Hugon< no role >

The Informacon of John Pean< no role > of the parish of K
Martin in the Feilds taken upon Oath before me that 2g
day of Aprill 1698

This Informant Saith That Elizabeth Rous< no role > and Susanna Mountague< no role >
Came to his Brothers Mr Joseph Bailhon< no role > s shopp & Alkt to Lee Some Muslim
wherepon seudall poores of Muslim were Shewn them by him & Abraham
Hugon
< no role > the Apprentize which were disliked by them & when the said
Elizabeth Rous< no role > went away from the said Shopp, the said Abraham
Hugon
< no role > told this Informt That she had taken away a poore of Muslim
whereupon the said Hugon followed her & found the said poore of Muslim
upon her & saith that the Same is of the vallue of Three pounds
or there abouts
Capt Die of Ano Sapr aditio
cord me

John Baber< no role >

The Examined of Elizabeth Rous< no role > and Susanna Mountague< no role >
taken the 29th. of Aprill 1698 before me

The said Elizabeth Rous< no role > being Examined before me concering the takeing
a poore a Muslim from Mr. Joseph Bailhon< no role > she did upon her Examine cond
Confesse that She tooke the Said poore of Muslim & Saith that the said
Mountague was not pricy to her takeing the same, And the said Susanna
Mountague
< no role > being likewise examined Saith That she hath some Hender
Acquaintances with the said Elizabeth Rous< no role > & Mett her accidentally this




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