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The Informations of
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Richard Blagraves
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at the George in
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, & at
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Mr Cloaks,) in the Parish of St. Anne, within the Liberty of
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William Dry
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Servant to Mrs. Rockford a Pawn broker in
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Bridges Street
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Covent Garden
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John Priestman
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Servant to Mr. Watson a
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Pawn broker
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in
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Alexander Yull
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taken upon Oath this Tenth Day of
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April 1773 before us, Two of his Majesty's
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Justices of the Peace
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in and for
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the said County, City and Liberty.
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And first, this Informant
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Richard Blagrave
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for himself Saith,
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That Some time about a Month ago, he put placed, and packed up, in
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Two Boxes; (one of which was double Corded, but not Locked; and the other
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Box was neither Corded or Locked) One pair of Rumps, A Black Cloth
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Waistcoat, One Napkin, A pair of White Silk Stockings a Mourning Grey
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Cloth Coat, A pair of Grey Worsted Stockings A pair of Royal Rit Thicksett
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Which said Boxes one of which
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so Packed up and Corded, and the other
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As also the other
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Box
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which was Neither Corded or Locked, did certain the foregoing things, being
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his Goods and Property, And which said Boxes he this Informant did
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deposit in the House of Mr.
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at the Red Lion in
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Victualler
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, with his Leave and Consent, In the front Garrett of his
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said House there; And that this Informant having (about a Week after
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he had so deposited his said Boxes in the manner aforesaid) occasion to
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go to his said Boxes; He upon Examining them found "That Out of the
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Box as was Corded in Manner aforesaid, The Pair of Royal Rib
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, A Pair of Grey Worsted Stockings, a Cloth pock Coat without a
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Lining, a Pair of White Cotton ribbed Stockings, A pair of
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Brown Cloth
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Breeches, and a Prayer Book, had been feloniously taken and Carried away
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And that Out of the Box as was neither Corded or Locked, Had been feloniously
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taken and Carried away, One Pair of Pumps, A Black Cloth Waistcoat, and
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a Napkin; All which said Goods are the Property of the said
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Richard
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the said Informant; And this Informant upon his said Oath
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doth Chaye a Person now Present who Calls himself
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Thomas Southam
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upon a Very violent and story Suspicion of having feloniously
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the said things herein before Mentioned; (being his Goods and
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William Dry
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for himself upon
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said Oath declareth and Saith, That the Mourning Grey Cloth
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now produced, was pledged and Pawned with his said Mistress Mrs.
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Rockford on the 29th Day of March last 1773 for 1s.6d-the Black Cloth
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Waistcoat, the Pair of Royal ribbed
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Thickett Breeches
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, a pair of Grey
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Worsted Stockings, a Pair of Pumps, and a Napkin; Now produced, and
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Sworn to be the property of the other Informant
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Richard Blagrave
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were
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Pawned at the Shop of Mrs. Rockford (this Infromants Mistress,) by a
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