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<p n="483"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1693<lb></lb>
April 13th</note>
The Exaiacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n483-1">Jane Croucher</rs>
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late Ser<obscured></obscured>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n483-3">Wm. John</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo326">Bell Yard</rs>
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in the Pish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo327">St<lb></lb>
Gregory</rs>
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London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ179">Shoemaker</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
mee St. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n483-2">John Fleet</rs>
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. Lord Major of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo328">City of London</rs>
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& one of There Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ181">Justies<lb></lb>
of the peace</rs>
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for the sd. City & Libtyes This<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15004_date82">Xiijth. day of Aprill Anno Dui 1693</rs>
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<p n="484">Who Saith That She being <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ182">Fellow Servant</rs>
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with one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n484-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Mitchell</rs>
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at the Lord Torringtons, he intired her to robb her<lb></lb>
mistress of Lane (he knowing before that she dealt therein)<lb></lb>
& told her, that her Mr. & Mrs. world never find her again<lb></lb>
And that one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n484-2">Grace Dimpsey</rs>
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als <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n484-3">Sympson</rs>
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(A Cosen of his<lb></lb>
newly come out of the County) would dispose of the goods.</p>
<p n="485">And on A monday before the Robbery was comitted ye<lb></lb>
Sr. Mitchell brought ye Sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n485-1">Grace Dimpsey</rs>
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& one Mr. Collingwood<lb></lb>
to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo329">sun Ale house</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo330">Carter Lane</rs>
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. to consult about effecting<lb></lb>
their design, And Mitchell askt this Exaiant where the Lace<lb></lb>
lay, who reply'd in A Closett in the Cellar; That ye said<lb></lb>
Mitchell was for comitting the Robbery that or ye night<lb></lb>
following, But they came to no conclusion yen.<lb></lb>
on thursday after ye sd. Dempsy alone came to this Examint<lb></lb>
& they Agreed to effect it the Saturday night after<lb></lb>
Accordingly on Saturday following ye first of Aprill instant<lb></lb>
between ten & eleaven at night, the Sd. Dempsy & one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n485-3">Margt.<lb></lb>
Palmer</rs>
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came, & this Exaiant lett them in at the Cellar door<lb></lb>
& ye sd. Dempsey broke open ye Closett door, & took thereout A<lb></lb>
great Pcell of Bond Lace of the vallue of one hundred pounds<lb></lb>
as she beleives, which ye sd. Dempsoy & Palmer carry'd & away<lb></lb>
And this Examint. went with them to one Mrs. Relfe's houses<lb></lb>
in Lether Lane, from whence they went to an Alehouse nere<lb></lb>
there, & then the sd. Relfe took A pide of the Lane & Pawn'd<lb></lb>
it for ten Shillings, & provided Lodging for them all, wherein they<lb></lb>
staid till the monday morning following, At which time the<lb></lb>
sd. Dempsey sent for Mrs. Relfe, & gave her two pieces of the<lb></lb>
Late, to pawn, for A Manta & Petticoat for the sd. Dempsey to<lb></lb>
wear; which Mrs. Relfe Presently fetcht from A Broker's, But<lb></lb>
Mrs. Dempsey not liking them, they<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
were<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
sent back<lb></lb>
& the Lane brought again to Mrs. Dempsey; who presently went<lb></lb>
away & tooke the Lace with her. And this Exaiant doth beleive<lb></lb>
That one Boys A Broker in Midle Row in Holbourn, was<lb></lb>
the Pson of whom the Manta & Petticoat were borrowed<lb></lb>
And further saith, that the sd. Dempsey hath disposed<lb></lb>
of</p>
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