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The Information of
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Anne Love
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of Ely Court in the parish of
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St. Andrews Holborn
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. taken upon Oath & acknowledg'd before Me this fifth day of February 1732
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This Informant saith, yt. on Sunday But being the fourth day of this instant Febry about one of
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the Clock in the afternoon, she this Informt. went as usual to Visit Mr. Duncombe who lived at
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No 3 up four pair of Stairs in
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Tanfeild Court in ye. Temple
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, And after this Informt. had Knockt
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at her Chamber door (wch was, then fast) for some times & finding no body any redering or
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Coming to open the same, this Informt. went away to one Mrs. Rymers at the lower End
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of the
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in ye. Temple aforesd. & having Acquainted her with
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her
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being at Mr. Duncomb's Chambers & yt. she cod. not make any body hear to Lett her in
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the sd Mr. Rymer went with this Informt. about two of the Clock in the afternoon of the
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same day (being Sunday) to the sd Mr Duncombe's Chambers where she again Knockt
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at the door for a considerable times but finding that No body came to open it
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this Informt. thereupon Conjestue'd that the Young Servt. Maid had been gone or was Sent out
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on some Errand, yt. the old Maid was dead & the Mrs. Duncombe herself
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was Unable to come
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& open the door, And whilst this Informt. & the sd. Mrs Rymer were under these Apprehen-
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sions & Laundress some of stairs, who seeing this Informt. Knocking at the Chamber
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door, this Informt. told the sd. Laundress yt she wd. not make any body hear, Where upon
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the sd. Laundress said that she had the keys of the opposite Garrett, by wch she cod. get
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out of one of the windows into the Gutter & then come to
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Mrs. Duncomb's
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Widow that looks
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into Mrs Duncomb's Chambers & open the same by breaking one of the Pames of Glass
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& after the sd Laundress had Pform'd the same & paw'd the
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sd Mrs
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door of Mrs Duncomb's
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Chamber to this Informt: & the sd: Mrs. Rymer (Who had been staying there for some time)
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they went forward into the sd. Chambers with the sd. Laundress, & in the Entry thereof saw the Young
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Servant lying dead in her Bed with her throat Cut & in going a little further into mother Roome
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also saw the old Servant Maid Betty lying dead in her Bed after wch they went to Mrs Duncomb's
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