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<p n="684"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1693<lb></lb>
25 Sept</note>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n684-5">Margarett Atkinson</rs>
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maketh Oath, that on Fryday night last<lb></lb>
about Six of the Clock in ye Evening, she came out of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo438">South-<lb></lb>
warke</rs>
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wth <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n684-6">Sara Arnold</rs>
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her sister and were goeing to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo439">Billings-<lb></lb>
gate</rs>
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to pay one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n684-1">John Kirkham</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ241">Fisherman</rs>
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for Fish & Oyster<lb></lb>
wch the said Sara had bought and this Depont: goeing a little<lb></lb>
before her said sister and haveing<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
one and twenty<lb></lb>
pounds seven shillings and six pence about her, at the<lb></lb>
turneing of St Magnes corner was seized upon by <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n684-2">Thomas<lb></lb>
Cooke</rs>
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and another Man<del>the</del>
who told this Depont: the must<lb></lb>
goe wth them and they carryed her to the signe of the Rodd<lb></lb>
Cross by the water house nere <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo440">London Bridge</rs>
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, and as they were<lb></lb>
thrusting this Depont: into the said house, the said Cooke putt<lb></lb>
his hand into this Depont: apron Pockett and tooke away<lb></lb>
the said one & twenty pounds thereupon this Depont: Cryed out and<lb></lb>
said what doe you intend to Robb me to wch he answered<lb></lb>
noe yoy Bitch, but I charge you wth high Treason and<lb></lb>
thereupon carryed this Depont: into the house, and there the said Cooke<lb></lb>
Searched downe this Deponts: Back and about her leggs and<lb></lb>
then sent for the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n684-3">Sara Arnold</rs>
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who he had left in ye<lb></lb>
Custodie of two men, and when she ye said Sara was come they carryed<lb></lb>
this Depont: and her up staires and asked for the key of ye said<lb></lb>
Sara Dore wch she<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
this Depont: haveing at her besome<lb></lb>
delivered to him, then ye said Cooke ordered two of his Compain<lb></lb>
(viz) one Ireland and Mathewes, to keepe this Depont:<lb></lb>
and ye said Sara Safe untill he retorned againe and in ye<lb></lb>
meane time ye said Cookes went and searched the said Sarah Lodgings<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo441">White Fryers</rs>
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, (as ye said Cooke said at his retorne) and whilst ye<lb></lb>
said Cooke was gon, ye woman of ye house would have had a Constable<lb></lb>
called, but ye said Ireland swore that he was a Constable him-<lb></lb>
selfe and none other should be called and when some shopp<lb></lb>
keepers came into the roome they asked why a Constable was not<lb></lb>
called, the said Ireland replyed there was noe occation for it<lb></lb>
because it was onely an arrest upon ye young woman, and<lb></lb>
when the said Cooke came back from searching ye Lodgings as<lb></lb>
aforesd, he Sent up Faires to have the prisoners meaneing this<lb></lb>
Depont: and her said sister brought to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo442">Bull head</rs>
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Taverne, and<lb></lb>
thither<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
they were carryed and kept untill betweene Eleven & twelve of<lb></lb>
the Clock at night and then the said Cooke prtended to carry her and<lb></lb>
her said sister before Sr <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n684-4">Robt: Jefferyes</rs>
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, and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
said he would goe<lb></lb>
before, and Ordered his Companions to bring this Depont: & her<lb></lb>
sister after him, and alsoe ordered this Deponts: said sister to pay<lb></lb>
the</p>
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