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<p n="68"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo60">Middlesex</rs>
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The Several Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n68-1">Agnes Ellis</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n68-2">Margaret Wallis</rs>
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taken upon Oath before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n68-3">Charles Friquet</rs>
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Esquire One of this Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45027_occ17">Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace</rs>
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in and for the said County. this 16th.<lb></lb>
day of December 1782</p>
<p n="69">This Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n69-1">Agnes Ellis</rs>
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for herself saith that she keeps<lb></lb>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45027_occ18">Haberdasher's Shop</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo61">Vere Street Oxford Chapel</rs>
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in the Parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo62">Saint Mary lebone</rs>
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That about ½ after 8 o Clock on Friday<lb></lb>
night last. The Prisoner (<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n69-2">James Smith</rs>
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) came to her Shop and<lb></lb>
asked to took at a Silk Handkerchief Informant asked him what<lb></lb>
Sort. Prisoner answered. Madam to be plain with you. Innest<lb></lb>
have somthing to make a little money of so no lesistance Madams<lb></lb>
Informant said I do not know what you mean Prisoner<lb></lb>
immediately put his Hand to his breast as if to take out some<lb></lb>
Weapon from out of his Waistcoat and said Madam I will let<lb></lb>
you know what I mean upon which the above said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n69-3">Margaret Wallis</rs>
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(who was in the Shop at the sametime) immeadiately<lb></lb>
called out for a Mr. Downes Prisoner then instantly turned about<lb></lb>
took a Parcell of Handkerchiefs out of the Window and ran<lb></lb>
away. Informant Persued him and called out Stop Thief<lb></lb>
upon white he droped the Handkerchiefs. but was soon after taken<lb></lb>
That the Handkerchiefs now produced on the property of her<lb></lb>
Husband <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n69-4">Richard Ellis</rs>
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and was Feloniously Stolen as<lb></lb>
aforesaid and that the said Handkerchiefs an of the full Value of two pounds 9s & 6dThis Informant Mayant Wallis<lb></lb>
for herself says that<del>she</del>
on the Evening of Friday last she<lb></lb>
was at the Shop of Mrs. Ellis aforesaid Saw the Prisoner and<lb></lb>
in and take away the Parcell of Handkerchiefs as aforesaid<lb></lb>
and run away</p>
<p n="70">A Ellis<lb></lb>
M Walls</p>
<p n="71">Taken and Sworn before me<lb></lb>
the day and Year aforesaid}</p>
<p n="72"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n72-1">Chas Friquet</rs>
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