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<p n="1734"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">West<lb></lb>
to<lb></lb>
Wit}</note>
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<p n="1735">The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n1735-1">Wm. Shepstone</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date284">24 day of July 1787</rs>
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<p n="1736">Who being on Oath says that on Sunday<lb></lb>
Morning last about the Hour of three O Clock He this<lb></lb>
Infor<obscured></obscured>
met a Woman now present that a calls herself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n1736-25">Eliz<lb></lb>
zabeth Anderson</rs>
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who ask this Informant to go with Her<lb></lb>
to her Lodging at the same time producing a Key say<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
He would be very safe yt this informt. askd sd Woman<lb></lb>
what He should give<obscured></obscured>
that sd Woman agreed to be a<lb></lb>
Shilling that they went to sd Womans Lodging in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo1648">Old py<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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in a two pair at Stairs Fore Room that sd Woman<lb></lb>
took a Key out of Step poctett & opend the door of sd Room<lb></lb>
and after this Inted & sd Woman went in sd Woman lockd ye<lb></lb>
door<obscured></obscured>
both went to Bed that this Infort counted his<lb></lb>
Money a half Guinea & Eight Spillings & Six pence on<lb></lb>
Silver in his Right hand<obscured></obscured>
pockett put there<lb></lb>
under his head that about an Hour afterward, he found<lb></lb>
she framer at the Room door and a<obscured></obscured>
where she was<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
but would return again di-<lb></lb>
rectly that in a<obscured></obscured>
minutes after Colour came into sd<lb></lb>
Room and sized out Walloo what Do you there that this Infort.<lb></lb>
answered he came with Woman who told this Infort yt<lb></lb>
it was Her Room sd Soldiers swore it was his Room<lb></lb>
and if this Infor did not go dawn Stair directly he<lb></lb>
would Bundle him down that this Infor got up &<lb></lb>
Cooking Jas his Breeches found them or the Bed<lb></lb>
his Money took out of their that upon dressing himself<lb></lb>
he went down stair and soon after in a publick Room<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo1649">peter Street</rs>
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(the two Blue Pock) saw the sd Woman<lb></lb>
and sd Soldier drinking together that upon this<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Formant charging sd Woman with robbing of him<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
desired it got away & that the said soldier beat<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
& prevented this Infort getting She said Woman to be<lb></lb>
taken in Custody</p>
<p n="1737">Taken before<obscured></obscured>
this 28 day<lb></lb>
of July 1787<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
Abington}</p>
<p n="1738"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n1738-1">William Shepston</rs>
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