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<p n="93"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45016_geo49">Middlesex</rs>
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and City and<lb></lb>
Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45016_geo50">Westminster</rs>
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to wit.}</note>
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I <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45016_n93-1">Charles Gowras</rs>
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a private Soldier in<lb></lb>
Col Twyselton's Company in the 3d Regiment of<lb></lb>
Foot Guards, do this 19th Day of October 1771<lb></lb>
make Oath before <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45016_n93-2">John Lane</rs>
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Esqr One of his<lb></lb>
Majesty's Justices of the peace for the said County, City and Liberty, and<lb></lb>
say, That a person now present, who calls herself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45016_n93-3">Mary Giffard</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
did this Evening, feloniously and privately Steal from My person<lb></lb>
(by picking my Pocket,) of a Five Shillings and three pence<lb></lb>
piece of Gold, of the Current Coin of this Kingdom; and Two<lb></lb>
Shillings in Silver, of the Current Coin of this Kingdom. And<lb></lb>
I the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45016_n93-4">Charles Gowras</rs>
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, do expressly and positively upon<lb></lb>
my said Oath Charge her the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45016_n93-5">Mary Giffard</rs>
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with<lb></lb>
having been guilty of the said Robbery, and No other<lb></lb>
person or persons whomsoever</p>
<p n="94">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45016_date18">19th Day of October 1771</rs>
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In Lane,}</p>
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Gowras</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45016_n96-1">Chas Catht. Carleton</rs>
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<p n="97"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45016_n97-1">Charles Gowres</rs>
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lodges at a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45016_occ15">Chandlers</rs>
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Shop next Door to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45016_geo51">Balls Head</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45016_geo52">Hungerford Market</rs>
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