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<p n="3371"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo1296">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3371-1">George Barnsby</rs>
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taken before me this 1st. day of October 1773</p>
<p n="3372">Who being upon Oath says that he knows <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3372-1">John Croft</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3372-2">Richard<lb></lb>
Bradley</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3372-3">Thomas Walson</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3372-4">John Clift</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3372-5">Thomas Carter</rs>
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& Thomas<lb></lb>
that on Saturday Evening the 18th. of September last about 9 to 10 o'<lb></lb>
Clock the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3372-6">John Croft</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3372-7">Richard Bradley</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3372-8">Thomas Carter</rs>
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& this Informant<lb></lb>
broke open the House of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3372-9">William Keep</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo1297">Round Court</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo1298">Cow Cross</rs>
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by<lb></lb>
getting over a Wall into the Yard and from thence into the House<lb></lb>
and stole two Petticoats one Gown several Table Cloths Napkins two<lb></lb>
Counterpanes two Silver Salts several Table Spoons and Tea Spoons a Childs<lb></lb>
Corrall and near Forty Pounds in Gold and Silver. Says that after they<lb></lb>
got out of the House the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3372-10">Richard Bradley</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3372-11">Thomas Carter</rs>
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left them <lb></lb>
and went to the Sun in Green Harbour Court <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo1299">Charterhouse Lane</rs>
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, and<lb></lb>
this Informant and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3372-12">John Crofts</rs>
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went to Richard Mealings in<lb></lb>
Blue Court <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo1300">Saffron Hill</rs>
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where they let all the Goods with Mealings Wife<lb></lb>
who knew they had been Stolen. Says they then both went to the Sun<lb></lb>
in Green Harbour Court aforesaid where they met Bradley and Carter<lb></lb>
Says they all drank together, staid about a Quarter of an Hour and then<lb></lb>
Crofts Bradley and this Informant went to the Pickled Egg and had some<lb></lb>
Beer and Carter went home, Says Bradley and this Informant lay together<lb></lb>
at Bradley Lodgings and Crofts lay at this Mothers, Says the next morning<lb></lb>
about 8 o Clock the said Crofts and this Informant went to Mealings<lb></lb>
and took all the Goods away and carried them to Elizabeth Smiths<lb></lb>
who lives in Old Gravel <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo1301">Southwark</rs>
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where they left them<del>at</del>
Says he has<lb></lb>
been informed by Crofts that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3372-13">John Clift</rs>
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bought all the Plate for <lb></lb>
£6..16..8 and the Linen and the other Goods they had Destroyed. Says that<lb></lb>
all the afternoon before they Committed the Robbery the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3372-14">Crofts Bradley</rs>
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and this<lb></lb>
Informant were drinking at the Sun aforesaid Says that between two and<lb></lb>
three Months ago the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3372-15">John Clift</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n3372-16">Thomas Walson</rs>
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and Thomas whose</p>
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