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<p n="1663">a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45019_occ266">Servant</rs>
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to this Informant and brought by him<lb></lb>
from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo670">Lisbon</rs>
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to England had taken and Carried away<lb></lb>
the Said several Piece of now Portugal Gold Corn <lb></lb>
had him taken before the Magistrate at the <lb></lb>
Rotation Office in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo671">Litchfield Street</rs>
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where he declared<lb></lb>
and acknowledge the taking of a Great number of <lb></lb>
the said thirty Six Shilling Piece out of the said <lb></lb>
Drawer and Trunk at several different times the <lb></lb>
Property of this Informant and this Informant <lb></lb>
Certain that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1663-1">John Johnson</rs>
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had no Gold <lb></lb>
Coin his own property either at or since the time <lb></lb>
of his Arrival in England accept one thirty six Shillings Piece which this Informt.<obscured></obscured>
him<obscured></obscured>
And this Informant further <lb></lb>
saith that upon seeing the tow Strict now produced <lb></lb>
he is certain they are his property and were Stolen from <lb></lb>
him in his said Apartments</p>
<p n="1664">Sworn before me the<lb></lb>
6th. day of June 1773}</p>
<p n="1665"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1665-1">John Cox</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1666"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1666-1">Jn Bedvire</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1667"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo672">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1667-1">Charles <lb></lb>
Gruble</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45019_occ267">Constable</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1667-2">John Tubb</rs>
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<lb></lb>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45019_occ268">Headborough</rs>
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taken as above</p>
<p n="1668">Who severally being upon Oath say And first this <lb></lb>
Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1668-1">Charles Grubb</rs>
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for himself saith that he <lb></lb>
is a Constable that on Friday last he apprehended <lb></lb>
one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1668-2">John Johnson</rs>
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now present a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45019_occ269">Servant</rs>
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to the <lb></lb>
other Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1668-3">John Bedoit</rs>
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on Suspicion of <lb></lb>
Stealing a Number of Portugal Pieces of Gold Coin<lb></lb>
called thirty Six Shilling Pieces upon this Informt. <lb></lb>
searching the Wife of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1668-4">John Johnson</rs>
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he <lb></lb>
found in her pocket the Ten new Portugal pieces of <lb></lb>
Gold Coin now produced & upon further search he</p>
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