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<p n="2003"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45008_geo919">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of the Earl of Harrington<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45008_date112">1st Decr 1764</rs>
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<p n="2004">Who being on Oath says that sometime in the begining of<lb></lb>
last December several Gold Snuff Boxes a Gold Watch a<lb></lb>
Silver Candle Stick a Silver Ink Stand a gold Chair with a<lb></lb>
a Cornelian Set in Gold with his Lordships Arms were felonious<lb></lb>
ly taker & carryed out of his Lordships dweling house<lb></lb>
that a Writing Table was broke open & out of it a large<lb></lb>
Sum of money amounting to upwards of Two hundred<lb></lb>
pounds was feloniously taker & carried away that<lb></lb>
the room where this writing table was placed was<lb></lb>
situated in a part of his house difficult to be found by<lb></lb>
a Stranger & that the there were several drawers in<lb></lb>
said Table only two were broke open which con<lb></lb>
tained the above propperty says that for these &<lb></lb>
other reasons he has cause to suspect that some<lb></lb>
person or persons acquainted with his house<lb></lb>
& drawers feloniously took & carry'd away the fore<lb></lb>
said money & Goods & farther says that from many<lb></lb>
circumstances which has come to his knowledge<lb></lb>
since the Robery he has reason to suspect that<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n2004-1">John Westcot</rs>
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who ther served him in the Capacity of<lb></lb>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45008_occ487">Porter</rs>
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was concerned infeloniously taking & carry<lb></lb>
ing away said goods & money</p>
<p n="2005">Sworn before me the<lb></lb>
day and Year first above<lb></lb>
writen}</p>
<p n="2006">Harrington</p>
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