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<p n="77"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo122">Westminster</rs>
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to wit.</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n77-1">John Dobbins</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo123">Mill<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo124">Dock Head</rs>
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in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo125">Surry</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ35">Leather Dresser</rs>
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taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date19">17th. of March<lb></lb>
1787</rs>
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<p n="78">Who upon his Oath says that on Wednesday morning the 14th<lb></lb>
Instant about 2 o'Clock as he was Returning home from Mr.<lb></lb>
Tobins in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo126">Drury Lane</rs>
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, he Met a Watchman in a Court near<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo127">Drury Lane</rs>
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, who asked him what he had in his Basket (having<lb></lb>
therein a Bottle of Brandy) That Informant replied Brandy, and<lb></lb>
asked said Watchman if he would have Drop, he said he would<lb></lb>
and took the Bottle to Drink, And whilst he was putting the Bottle<lb></lb>
to his Mouth, a person now present who calls herself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n78-1">Mary Kane</rs>
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with another Woman came<lb></lb>
up that said Watchman gave said Bottle of Brandy to said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n78-2">Mary<lb></lb>
Kane</rs>
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, who drank of it and then gave it to her companion, who drank and returned<lb></lb>
the Bottle to said Watchman again-That said Watchman after<lb></lb>
drinking a second time, Returned the Bottle to this Informant, and<lb></lb>
whilst this Informant was putting the Bottle into his Basket the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n78-3">Mary Kane</rs>
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picked his Right hand breeches pocket of a<lb></lb>
Clouded silk Purse containing therein Eight Shillings. That<lb></lb>
he felt her take said Purse and Money, and upon his Rising up<lb></lb>
laid hold of her and charged her and her companion in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo128">Covent<lb></lb>
Garden</rs>
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Watchhouse, And is very sure that said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n78-4">Mary Kane</rs>
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feloniously stole his said Purse and Money.</p>
<p n="79">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
17th. day of March 1787.}</p>
<p n="80">M Bond</p>
<p n="81"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n81-1">Johns Dobbins</rs>
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