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<p n="56"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx<lb></lb>
To wit}</note>
<lb></lb>
The Examination & Confession of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50499_n56-1">Mary<lb></lb>
Dearing</rs>
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late <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50499_occ22">Servant</rs>
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to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50499_n56-2">William Hodgson</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50499_geo24">long Alley</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50499_geo25">Parish of Saint Leonard in<lb></lb>
Shoreditch</rs>
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in the said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50499_occ23">Victualer</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
this 21st. day of July 1761</p>
<p n="57">Who Voluntarily Confesseth & saith that yesterday<lb></lb>
Morning about seven of the Clock she this <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50499_occ24">Examinant</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Feloniously Stole took & Carried away from out of a Glass<lb></lb>
Case fired<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in a Room belind the Barr (in her said Masters<lb></lb>
Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50499_n57-1">Wm. Hodgson</rs>
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's Dwelling House) One Silver Table Spoon Mark'd<lb></lb>
M: H: upon the Handle which said Spoon: this Examinant broke into<lb></lb>
Two parts, afterwards immediately went with the Bowl past of ye sd. Spoon to<lb></lb>
one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50499_n57-2">Ann Vickers</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50499_geo26">Parsons Yard</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50499_geo27">St. Leonard<lb></lb>
Shoreditch</rs>
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aforesaid in Order to go with this Examinant to<lb></lb>
Sell the same, who (without ever asking how this Examinant came<lb></lb>
by the same) imediately consented to go wth. her, & accordingly did<lb></lb>
go with this Examinant to a Silver Smiths in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50499_geo28">Bishopsgate Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50499_geo29">London</rs>
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, to dispose of the said Bowl part, & upon this Examints.<lb></lb>
& the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50499_n57-3">Ann Vickers</rs>
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asking to give the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Value of the<lb></lb>
same, the Person it was offered to for Sale ask'd this Examinant if<lb></lb>
she did not live at Mr. Hodgsons aforesd who said she did, upon<lb></lb>
which Question she this Examinant instantly made her escape & was not<lb></lb>
Apprehanded 'till this day. for the said Felony, And further saith<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50499_n57-4">Ann Vickers</rs>
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went wth. this Examint. as aforesaid<lb></lb>
but was intirely innocent of her Stealing the said Spoon, & that<lb></lb>
no other person whatsoever was concerned wth. this Examinant<lb></lb>
in Concerning the said Felony</p>
<p n="58">Taken & Acknowledged the day<lb></lb>
& Gear first Abovewritten Before me<lb></lb>
One of his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50499_occ25">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50499_geo30">Middx</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50499_n58-1">Chas: Palmer</rs>
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</p>
<p n="59">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50499_n59-1">Mary Dearing</rs>
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</p>
<p n="60">Witness to ye Justices singing<lb></lb>
this Examination & also to the Examints<lb></lb>
Voluntarily putg. her Mark to ye same<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50499_n60-1">Wm. Hodgson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the Prosecutor</p>
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