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<p n="1439"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo646">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n1439-1">Thomas Darby</rs>
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taken before Us thereof his Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45021_occ257">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said County</p>
<p n="1440">Who being upon Oath saith that he is one of the<lb></lb>
Watchman of the parish of Saint <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo647">Mary Le Bone</rs>
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that being upon his Duty on Monday Morning<lb></lb>
last about there o Clock in Fitch field of next & the<lb></lb>
Corner of little <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo648">portland Street</rs>
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he heard his<lb></lb>
Brother <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45021_occ258">Watchman</rs>
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Samuel Bovinton Ring his<lb></lb>
Rattle in Mortimer Street & he Immediately<lb></lb>
went to his Assistance and saw three persons<lb></lb>
now present who call themselves <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n1440-1">John Dale</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n1440-2">Robert Street</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n1440-3">John Smith</rs>
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and a Lamplight<lb></lb>
with Bovingtonthe said Street had a Bag<lb></lb>
upon his Back & this Informant saw some<lb></lb>
Iron Work appear out of the Mouth of the Bag<lb></lb>
<del>and from who</del>
which Induced this Informt to think<lb></lb>
that it might be an Engine for Coming he having<lb></lb>
seen something like it produced at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo649">Old Bailey</rs>
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this Informt. Immediately seized Street by<lb></lb>
the Collar & told him that he was his prisoner<lb></lb>
at this time Smith was got a little before<lb></lb>
upon which this Informant called to Bovington<lb></lb>
desired him to secure Smith & he would take<lb></lb>
Care of Street then Bovington Collared Smith<lb></lb>
and Rang his Rattle again and two at the Watchman<lb></lb>
came up this Informant heard Bovington desire<lb></lb>
those Watchmen to secure Dale Notwithstanding<lb></lb>
which Dale went away this Informant further<lb></lb>
saith that in going down Mortimer Street towards<lb></lb>
the Watchouse<del>short if he in Robert</del>
Street sayd<lb></lb>
that if he must go to prison he would not carry<lb></lb>
the Lead any further upon which he set it down<lb></lb>
and Mr Clue one of the Watchman took it up<lb></lb>
& Carried it to the Watch house and saith that<lb></lb>
the Engine now produced is the same<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
which</p>
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