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<p n="782"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx<lb></lb>
and<lb></lb>
Wetmr.}<lb></lb>
to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n782-1">Edward Betham</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo562">Belton Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo563">St. Giles's</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50396_occ236">Carpenter</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Maketh Oath that there were feloniously taken and<lb></lb>
Carryed away out of his Lodgings a Bed, a pair of Sheets<lb></lb>
and Blankett, one Table, four Chairs, Six Pewter<lb></lb>
Plates, one Stove Grate, a pr. of Tongs shovell and<lb></lb>
Poker, a Sett of China, one Frying Pan, 2 Brass<lb></lb>
Condlesticks, and a large Capper pott the property of<lb></lb>
<del>the</del>
this InformantAnd this Informt. says<lb></lb>
that he has since seen in the house of one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n782-3">Griffin Hughes</rs>
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<lb></lb>
a Broker in Cartle Street the greatest part of the above<lb></lb>
mentioned Goods which he Swears were the same<lb></lb>
that were taken out of his Lodgings, and therefore prays<lb></lb>
for a Search Warrant in order to Search for the said<lb></lb>
Stolen Goods.</p>
<p n="783">Sworn before me<lb></lb>
this <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50396_date121">22d June 1749</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
H Fielding</p>
<p n="784"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n784-1">Edward Betham</rs>
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</p>
<p n="785">Jane ye. Wife of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n785-1">John Lee</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50396_n785-1" type="surname" value="Lee"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50396_n785-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of Old Bellon Street<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50396_occ237">Watchmaker</rs>
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, Maketh Oath that one Edward Betham<lb></lb>
Lodged in her house for some time, And says that on Monday<lb></lb>
last she went into the said Betham's Lodgings and there found<lb></lb>
a Person now Present who calls herself Sarah the wife of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n785-2">Griffith Hughes</rs>
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<del>and,<obscured></obscured>
</del>
with a Poker Shovell<lb></lb>
and Tongs in her hands, Upon which this Informt. asked<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n785-3">sarah Hughes</rs>
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, what she was doing there, to which<lb></lb>
she replyed, she had bought all the Goods of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n785-4">Edward<lb></lb>
Betham</rs>
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's wife upon which she told her she was affraid<lb></lb>
she was not Safe, for that Betham was at Westmr. upon<lb></lb>
a Tryal And this Informt. says that at the time of taking<lb></lb>
away the Goods she did not See the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n785-5">Edward Betham</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50396_n785-5" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
's<lb></lb>
Wife in the Lodgings or about the house.</p>
<p n="786">Sworn before me<lb></lb>
this <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50396_date122">22d. June</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50396_date122" type="date" value="17490622"></interp>
1749}<lb></lb>
H Fielding</p>
<p n="787"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n787-1">Jane Lee</rs>
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</p>
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