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1693
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25 Sept
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Margarett Atkinson
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maketh Oath, that on Fryday night last
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about Six of the Clock in ye Evening, she came out of
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Sara Arnold
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her sister and were goeing to
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to pay one
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John Kirkham
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a
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for Fish & Oyster
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wch the said Sara had bought and this Depont: goeing a little
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before her said sister and haveing
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one and twenty
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pounds seven shillings and six pence about her, at the
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turneing of St Magnes corner was seized upon by
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and another Man
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who told this Depont: the must
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goe wth them and they carryed her to the signe of the Rodd
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Cross by the water house nere
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London Bridge
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, and as they were
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thrusting this Depont: into the said house, the said Cooke putt
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his hand into this Depont: apron Pockett and tooke away
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the said one & twenty pounds thereupon this Depont: Cryed out and
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said what doe you intend to Robb me to wch he answered
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noe yoy Bitch, but I charge you wth high Treason and
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thereupon carryed this Depont: into the house, and there the said Cooke
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Searched downe this Deponts: Back and about her leggs and
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then sent for the said
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Sara Arnold
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who he had left in ye
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Custodie of two men, and when she ye said Sara was come they carryed
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this Depont: and her up staires and asked for the key of ye said
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Sara Dore wch she
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this Depont: haveing at her besome
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delivered to him, then ye said Cooke ordered two of his Compain
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(viz) one Ireland and Mathewes, to keepe this Depont:
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and ye said Sara Safe untill he retorned againe and in ye
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meane time ye said Cookes went and searched the said Sarah Lodgings
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in
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White Fryers
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, (as ye said Cooke said at his retorne) and whilst ye
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said Cooke was gon, ye woman of ye house would have had a Constable
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called, but ye said Ireland swore that he was a Constable him-
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selfe and none other should be called and when some shopp
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keepers came into the roome they asked why a Constable was not
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called, the said Ireland replyed there was noe occation for it
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because it was onely an arrest upon ye young woman, and
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when the said Cooke came back from searching ye Lodgings as
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aforesd, he Sent up Faires to have the prisoners meaneing this
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Depont: and her said sister brought to the
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Taverne, and
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thither
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they were carryed and kept untill betweene Eleven & twelve of
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the Clock at night and then the said Cooke prtended to carry her and
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her said sister before Sr
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Robt: Jefferyes
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, and
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said he would goe
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before, and Ordered his Companions to bring this Depont: & her
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sister after him, and alsoe ordered this Deponts: said sister to pay
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the
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