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The Information of
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Thomas Grindall
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taken
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before me this 12th. day of October 1770
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Who being upon Oath says that he knows one
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Smith one
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John Clark
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, one Jones otherwise Ives, says that a few
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days ago he bought a Silver horizontal Watch Maker Ellicott of the said
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John Joseph Defoe
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at a Publick house near Marybone and that the Said
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John
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Clark
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was in another Room in the same house at the Time, and that
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the Said
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John Clark
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was in Company with them both before and after
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the buying of the Watch, says that a Month or six Weeks ago he
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bought a Gold repeating Watch of the Said
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John Clark
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at the
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Lodgings of the Said Clark in Wells Street, says that
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Mary Kirby
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was in
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an adjoining Room in the Same house at the Time, says that he has sold
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the Said Gold Repeater to Mr. Plumley of
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a Goldsmith for £18,
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says that Some time before the last mentioned Bargain he bought a Gold
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Watch of the Said
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John Joseph Defoe
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John Clark
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, Jones otherwise Ives at
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the Brown Bear in the Strand
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, says that
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James Stamford
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was also present,
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says he has sold the Said Gold Watch to Mr. Stogdale of Maiden Lane,
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says that some time before the last mentioned Affair he bought a Metal Watch
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of the Said Defoe at the Wrekin in Broad Court says that the Said
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Jones otherwise Ives, the Said
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James Stamford
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and a Girl when this Informant
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believes to be Jones's Sister were all present, says he has pledged the said
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Watch with Mr. Noon of Butcher Row, says some time ago he bought a
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Silver hilted Sword of the Said
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at his Lodgings in Wells Strid
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which is in Pledge in
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at Murthwaite's says some time ago
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he bought a small Gold Watch of the Said
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at his Lodgings in
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Wyche Street which he pledged in
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Wych Street
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& sold the Duplicate to Mr
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Stogdale, says that one
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introduced this Informant to the
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Said Clark & as he believes had part of the Money for which the Watch
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Was pledged, says he had a Silver Watch of the Said Clark at the Same time
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which he pledged at Tucker's in
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and has since sold the
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Duplicate to a Stranger,
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Sworn before me
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October 12th. 1770}
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Thos Grindall
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