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<p n="331"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Midx ss:</note>
The Several Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45003_n331-1">Sarah Smith</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45003_n331-2">William Taurance</rs>
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taken before me one of his<lb></lb>
Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45003_occ44">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the Sd County</p>
<p n="332">Who being Severally upon Oath say and first<lb></lb>
the Sd: Sarah for herself says that on Thursday<lb></lb>
Evening last a Person now Present who Calls her<lb></lb>
Self <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45003_n332-1">Esther Green</rs>
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was sitting by this Informt: at this<lb></lb>
Informts: House and this Informant Caught the hand<lb></lb>
of the Sd: Esther in a Pocket which this Informt: then<lb></lb>
had under her Apron, upon which this Informt: called<lb></lb>
out to the Sd: <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45003_n332-2">Willm: Tauranae</rs>
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, and the Sd Willm: pulled<lb></lb>
the hand of the Sd. Esther from under the Apron of<lb></lb>
this Informant, took out of the said Esther's hand,<lb></lb>
Seven Shillings and Six pence, which the Sd Esther these<lb></lb>
had Clenched in her hand and which Seven Shillings &<lb></lb>
Six the Sd: Esther had Stolen out of this Informts:<lb></lb>
Sd Pocket And the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45003_n332-5">Willm: Taurance</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself says that upon the Sd: Sarah Smiths calling<lb></lb>
out as aforesaid, that this Informt: pulled the hand<lb></lb>
of the sd Esther from under the Sd: Sarahs Apron<lb></lb>
and with great difficulty opened the said Esthers<lb></lb>
hand, and took from her Seven Shillings and<lb></lb>
Six pence which the said Esther had Clenched in her<lb></lb>
hand.</p>
<p n="333">Severally Sworn before<lb></lb>
me the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45003_date13">4th March 1758</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Saunders Welch</p>
<p n="334">Mark<lb></lb>
The<figure rend="mark"></figure>
of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45003_n334-1">Sarah Smith</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45003_n334-2">Wm: Tauranae</rs>
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</p>
<p n="335">Saunders Welch</p>
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