Elizabeth Barnes.
24th February 1697
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| Verdict | Not Guilty |
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Elizabeth Barnes , of the Parish of St. Martins Ludgate , was indicted for feloniously stealing 12 Yards of flower'd Silk, value 50 s. on the 11th of January last, the Goods of Thomas
Fielder appeared, that the Prisoner [Text unreadable in original.] to the Shop, and cheapned some Silk, and one of them took away . The Prisoner said, That she was in the Shop, but did not know of the taking of any thing away. She said, That she was a poor Woman, and took great pains for her livelihood. The Jury acquitted her.