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<lb></lb>
The Information of Ann the<lb></lb>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n1166-1">George Smith</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n1166-2">John<lb></lb>
Tubb</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n1166-3">Isabella Tomkins</rs>
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taken before me One of his<lb></lb>
Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45018_occ132">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
the said County</p>
<p n="1167">Who severally being upon Oath say And first<lb></lb>
this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n1167-1">Ann Smith</rs>
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for herself saith<lb></lb>
that on Tuesday Morng. last her Husband<lb></lb>
brought to her Six Guineas & a five Shillings<lb></lb>
and three pence in Gold which Money she put<lb></lb>
into a little Wooden Screw Box<del>with three<lb></lb>
Shillings in Silver</del>
& she took the said Box<lb></lb>
& Money up Stairs to the Apartment of the<lb></lb>
Person now Present who calls herself Susanah<lb></lb>
Defoe who had been a Lodger for a few Days<lb></lb>
that she found the said Susannah Defoe<lb></lb>
in Company with two Persons now Present<lb></lb>
who call themselves <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n1167-5">Mary Rushworth</rs>
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&<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n1167-2">Ann Green</rs>
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that Mary Rushworth Coasting<lb></lb>
how much Money She was Worth this Informt.<lb></lb>
say'd that she had Money 100 and Immediately<lb></lb>
Opened his Box & Produced & shewed them<lb></lb>
the Money it contained being Six Guineas &<lb></lb>
five Shillings & three Pence &<del>three Shillings<lb></lb>
in Silver</del>
upon which <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n1167-3">Susanah Defoe</rs>
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Defoe pressed<lb></lb>
this Informt. very much to Dine with her which<lb></lb>
she declined upon which Defoe asked her to<lb></lb>
Drink some Gin which she did & they had five<lb></lb>
half pints of Gin among them they then all<lb></lb>
came down Stairs together when this Informt<lb></lb>
being same that sick put her Box with the<lb></lb>
Money abovemd & three Shillings more in it upon the Chimney piece in the Partner<lb></lb>
& afterwards took the Box & Money with her into<lb></lb>
the Shop-put it in the Window near which she<lb></lb>
said down herselfthat Susannah Defoe<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<del>Green</del>
sat down on the Opposite side of the Table<lb></lb>
close to the Window where she had put the Box<lb></lb>
& Money <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n1167-4">Ann Green</rs>
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& Mary Rushworth walked<lb></lb>
about the Shop that in about ten Minutes too Mary<lb></lb>
Rushworth sayd she expected her Husband at home<lb></lb>
& went away in about three Minutes this Informt<lb></lb>
Missed the Box from of the Window Upon<del>which</del>
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