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The several Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n970-1">Mary Hickman</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n970-2">William Headland</rs>
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Taken the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45031_date158">20th. day of<lb></lb>
April 1786</rs>
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<p n="971">Who upon their Oaths severally say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n971-1">Mary<lb></lb>
Hickman</rs>
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for herself Saith That she is the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ387">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n971-2">John<lb></lb>
Hickman</rs>
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and lives in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo943">Duke Street</rs>
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That about the<lb></lb>
hour of half past 10. o Clock last Night She was Alarmed<lb></lb>
and Informed That a Thief was in the House and upon<lb></lb>
going up Stairs she met <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n971-3">Mary parker</rs>
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who was formerly<lb></lb>
her <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ388">Servant</rs>
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and who had been Convicted for Robbing her<lb></lb>
House upon the Two pair of Stairs coming down very debberately<lb></lb>
upon which she stoped her and had her secured That the them<lb></lb>
went up Stairs and the first thing she saw was a great Number<lb></lb>
of Shirts which were wet lying on the Garret Stairs and upon<lb></lb>
going to the Garret she found the door had been broken open<lb></lb>
and a large Quantity Linnen and Wearing Apparell which were<lb></lb>
hanging an linds in the Garret to dry packed up with intention to<lb></lb>
be taken away</p>
<p n="972">And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n972-1">William Headland</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself saith That he is lodger at Mr. Hickman's House<lb></lb>
and that about the time above mentioned a little boy who also<lb></lb>
lodges in the said House said That somebody was gone up Stairs<lb></lb>
and this Informant went up when he saw a great deal of<lb></lb>
Wet Linnen lying on the Garret Stairs That he then went<lb></lb>
into the Garret where he saw a large quantity of Linnen and<lb></lb>
Apparell lying on the Garret Floor and in the Garret he saw<lb></lb>
the above named <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n972-2">Mary Parker</rs>
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who had her Shoes off when he<lb></lb>
Assisted in Securing her</p>
<p n="973">Taken and Sworn the day<lb></lb>
and year aforesaid before me}</p>
<p n="974">D Walker</p>
<p n="975">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n975-1">Mary Hickman</rs>
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<p n="976">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n976-1">William Headland</rs>
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