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all of the Parish of Chelsea in the said County
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Taken before me
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Edward Read
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Esq one of his Majestgs Justice of the Peace for the said County this first Day of Feby: 1787who Seperately
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upon their Oaths sayfirst
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Mary Lane
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for herself saith, that about 2 O'Clock
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this Day she went into the Garden of the house where she Lodges, (being at
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the Sign of the Red Lyon Publick House in the Kings Road Chelsea) to hangout
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some wet Shirts. Shifts Etc to Dogand that about 4 o Clock her little
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Daughter (Chatebene) came running to her, and in great hurry told her, that she
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had Just seen two Ragged Boys go out of the Garden, and the smallest of
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the Boys had a bundle under his Coat, and that she believed they had been Stealing
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the things out of the Garden, and she desired this Deponent to go to the Window
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and see if some of the things was not goneand the Alarm was immediately
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given in the House, and she pursued them with many othersand in a place
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called Fields Yard in Turks Row Chelsea aforesaidshe saw the great Boy now
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Present who call himself
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standing with his Back against a
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large Water Tuband behind Tub she saw one of the Shirts now produced and
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Wet. which she says is one of the Shirts she had about 2 o'Clock. hung out in the
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Garden to dryand which she had taken with other thing to wash for a
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the Child saith. that about 4 o Clock she saw two
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his Coat, that she knew her Mother had hang some linnen out to dryand she
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immediately run into the house and told her to look out of the Window. for that
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she believed two Boys had Stolen some of the things awayand they was
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but Just Gone
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John Winterbottom
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saith, that being at the Red Lyon Publick
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House in the Kings Road Chelsea this Day about 4 o Clock he heard the
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Chatebene Lane. come hurrying in and tell her Mother, that some of the
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linnen was taken away by two Boys, that he immediately pursued them
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and saw, and followed them to
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Turks Row Chelsea aforesaid
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and found the smallest Boy now present who calls himself Will: Esdall
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secreted in the Necessary House
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Elenr: White
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saith, that about 4 oClock. she being near Crawfords
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Corner, the end of Turks Row she saw two Boys now present, Edwards and
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Edsall, pursued, that they turned into Turks Row, and she likewise says that
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she saw the smallest Boy Edsall have a
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. tied up in a bandle
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and appeared to be linnen, the same now producedand she further saith
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that she perfectly heard the great Boy say to the small one"Damme
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