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& John
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taken before me this
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Fourth day of November 1789
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Who being on Oath says & first
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Iron Parker says that she in Shop keeper in Five Field
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Row Chelsea that on Friday last between Twelve & One
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o Clock at Noon she was in his Kitchen under her Shop
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through the Kitchen Window & saw a Man which
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go down the Shop Steps that she immediately pur-
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sued him and saw him running in the next Street
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where he was Slept that this Infort saw some Shoes taking
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from his Coat Pockett that she saw in the hands of ye
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Man that went out of her shop a parcell that ap-
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pear'd the Silk handkerchief that this Infort. was
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Robb'd of severall Articles sd time & that the Silk hand-
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kerchief now produced are part of the property she lost
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Markd by her & that she has no doubt at all of the
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Linnen handkerchief & Stairs now produced being her pro-
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party that one the Child Shoes now produced this Infort saw
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taken from The prisoner and that the follow to the
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Said Shoes this Infort found in her Shop since
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Charles Harwood
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on Oath Says that
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Chelsea last Friday between the hours
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of Twelve & one that hearing the Cry of Stop thief he ran
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this Infort lost sight of him a few Seconds but soon Paid
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old of him that he saw soone handkerchief hanging
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on some Nails on Clifford raw & some handkerchiefs with
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in a saw Yards of where he last the Prisoner on the Ground
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that this Infort saw some Children Shoes taking out of
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the prisoners pockett
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Chas. Harwood
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John Pilts
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oath says that he took
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from the prisoner Three pair of shoes out of
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(now produced) near Mary Parkers
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Sworn the 4th Day of Novr.
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1789.
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