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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n131-1">Ann Bright</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n131-2">Joseph<lb></lb>
Gurney</rs>
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taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45018_date20">26th. day of<lb></lb>
December 1771</rs>
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<p n="132">Who being upon Oath say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n132-1">Ann Bright</rs>
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for herself<lb></lb>
says that on Saturday last two Books were stolen out of her Shop and<lb></lb>
that she believes two Books now produced are the same Books that<lb></lb>
were so stolen and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n132-2">Joseph Gurney</rs>
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for himself says that<lb></lb>
on Saturday last a person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n132-3">William <lb></lb>
Wright</rs>
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brought the said Books now produced to his Shop and there<lb></lb>
sold them to this Informant and these Informants further say that<lb></lb>
they do suspect the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n132-4">William Wright</rs>
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feloniously took and carried<lb></lb>
away the said two Books</p>
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<lb></lb>
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<p n="134">Sworn before me<lb></lb>
Decembr. 26. 1771}</p>
<p n="135">W Kelyngs</p>
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