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1693
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April 13th
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The Exaiacon of
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mee St.
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. Lord Major of the
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& one of There Maties
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Justies
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for the sd. City & Libtyes This
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Xiijth. day of Aprill Anno Dui 1693
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Who Saith That She being
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Fellow Servant
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with one
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at the Lord Torringtons, he intired her to robb her
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mistress of Lane (he knowing before that she dealt therein)
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& told her, that her Mr. & Mrs. world never find her again
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And that one
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(A Cosen of his
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newly come out of the County) would dispose of the goods.
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And on A monday before the Robbery was comitted ye
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Sr. Mitchell brought ye Sd.
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& one Mr. Collingwood
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. to consult about effecting
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their design, And Mitchell askt this Exaiant where the Lace
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lay, who reply'd in A Closett in the Cellar; That ye said
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Mitchell was for comitting the Robbery that or ye night
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following, But they came to no conclusion yen.
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on thursday after ye sd. Dempsy alone came to this Examint
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& they Agreed to effect it the Saturday night after
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Accordingly on Saturday following ye first of Aprill instant
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between ten & eleaven at night, the Sd. Dempsy & one
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Margt.
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came, & this Exaiant lett them in at the Cellar door
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& ye sd. Dempsey broke open ye Closett door, & took thereout A
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great Pcell of Bond Lace of the vallue of one hundred pounds
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as she beleives, which ye sd. Dempsoy & Palmer carry'd & away
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And this Examint. went with them to one Mrs. Relfe's houses
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in Lether Lane, from whence they went to an Alehouse nere
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there, & then the sd. Relfe took A pide of the Lane & Pawn'd
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it for ten Shillings, & provided Lodging for them all, wherein they
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staid till the monday morning following, At which time the
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sd. Dempsey sent for Mrs. Relfe, & gave her two pieces of the
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Late, to pawn, for A Manta & Petticoat for the sd. Dempsey to
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wear; which Mrs. Relfe Presently fetcht from A Broker's, But
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Mrs. Dempsey not liking them, they
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were
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sent back
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& the Lane brought again to Mrs. Dempsey; who presently went
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away & tooke the Lace with her. And this Exaiant doth beleive
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That one Boys A Broker in Midle Row in Holbourn, was
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the Pson of whom the Manta & Petticoat were borrowed
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And further saith, that the sd. Dempsey hath disposed
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