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<p n="6"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Midd ss</note>
<lb></lb>
The Informacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15028_n6-1">Maudlin Davis</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15028_occ2">Singlewoman</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
upon Oath this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15028_date4">fifth day of January Anno Dui 1716</rs>
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<p n="7">who Saith that about Six weekes Since She became a<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15028_occ3">hired Servant</rs>
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to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15028_n7-1">Robert James</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15028_occ4">vintner</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15028_geo3">Rumers<lb></lb>
Tavern</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15028_geo4">Chancery Lane</rs>
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in which Service She continued<lb></lb>
about three weekes & then left the said Service without<lb></lb>
any warning That being acquainted with a woman who<lb></lb>
goes Sometimes by the name of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15028_n7-2">Margaret White</rs>
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& Some<lb></lb>
times by the name of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15028_n7-3">Margaret Wells</rs>
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who whilest this<lb></lb>
Informant was in the said Mr James's Service came Sevrall<lb></lb>
times to her Masters house insomuch that her Master<lb></lb>
took notice of it & asked this Informant who She was but<lb></lb>
this Informant denied that She had any knowledge of<lb></lb>
her That after She left the said Mr. Jamess Service<lb></lb>
the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15028_n7-4">Margaret White</rs>
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als <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15028_n7-6">Wells</rs>
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came Several times<lb></lb>
to this Informant & told her it was an easy matter to<lb></lb>
Rob the said Mr James asking her where he kept his<lb></lb>
money & where he & his wife lay to which this<del>Informt<lb></lb>
Depont</del>
replyed that the money was kept behind the<lb></lb>
Barr where he & his wife lay (That during this Informants<del>Depont</del>
<lb></lb>
Service wth the said Mr James She would have<lb></lb>
had her sett<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
a Silver Tankerd of the said Mr James<lb></lb>
in a place where the dishes are washed where She the<lb></lb>
Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15028_n7-7">Margaret White</rs>
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als <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15028_n7-5">Wells</rs>
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might easily carry<del>ed</del>
it<lb></lb>
off That on Sunday the thirtieth of December last<lb></lb>
this Informant & the said Margaret White als Wells<lb></lb>
was together most part of that day & about nine<lb></lb>
of the clock at night by the advice of the said<lb></lb>
Margaret White als Wells they went to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15028_geo5">Bell yard</rs>
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on the backside of the said Mr James's house where<lb></lb>
the back door was open & they passed through the<lb></lb>
said house without any notice taken & went on<lb></lb>
the other side of the Street where they mett wth a<lb></lb>
a boy called <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15028_n7-8">William Fletcher</rs>
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as She hath been since<lb></lb>
Informed being an acquaintance of the said Margaret<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
White als Wells that after Some discourse<lb></lb>
between Margaret White als Wells & the said Fletcher</p>
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