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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2555-1">Joseph Spencer</rs>
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taken before me One of his Majesty's<lb></lb>
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for the said<lb></lb>
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<p n="2556">Who severally being upon Oath say And first<lb></lb>
this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2556-1">Joseph Spencer</rs>
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for himself<lb></lb>
saith that on Sunday Night last he was in<lb></lb>
a Street in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1013">Covent Garden</rs>
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but what the Name<lb></lb>
of the Street as he cannot tell he had at that<lb></lb>
time a Quantity of Lane in his Pocket and<lb></lb>
his Pocket was picked & she said Lace taken from<lb></lb>
him but by whom this Informant cannot tell<lb></lb>
saith that the Lace now produced by the other<lb></lb>
Informant Thos. Lyons is apart of the Lace<lb></lb>
which was picked out of his pocket abovemd<lb></lb>
And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2556-2">Ann Dowling</rs>
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for herself<lb></lb>
saith that on Monday Morning last about<lb></lb>
One o'Clock She saw the person now present<lb></lb>
who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2556-3">John Eustace</rs>
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& another man<lb></lb>
whose Name she does not know sitting by the<lb></lb>
side of the other Informt. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2556-4">Joseph Spencer</rs>
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in a Public House in Kings head Court <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1014">Russel Street</rs>
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that about 4 'o Clock the same<lb></lb>
Morning she saw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2556-5">John Eustace</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1016">Russel Street</rs>
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timing & she asked him where<lb></lb>
he was Running to & the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2556-6">John Eustace</rs>
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then pulled out some Black & white Lace<lb></lb>
which he sayd he had taken out of a Gentleman<lb></lb>
packet (which as this Informant apprehends<lb></lb>
was the Sr. Joseph Spencers pocket) and<lb></lb>
about Six o'Clock the same Morning then<lb></lb>
sent Eustace came to this Informants Lodging<lb></lb>
but before this she had been & acquainted the<lb></lb>
other Informant Thos. Lyons who is an Officer<lb></lb>
where the Gentleman property was & who<lb></lb>
went with her to her Lodgings & took apart<lb></lb>
of the said Lace upon the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2556-7">John Eustace</rs>
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and the other part was found under the Bed</p>
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