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<p n="3465"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2354">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit.</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3465-1">William Limby</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3465-2">John<lb></lb>
Crowther</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3465-3">Joseph Cooper</rs>
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, taken before me this,<lb></lb>
24th. Day of September 1784.</p>
<p n="3466">Who being on Oath say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3466-1">William Limby</rs>
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Says that<lb></lb>
last Night about 9 o' Clock as he was passing throught Portugal Street Lincoln<lb></lb>
Inn Fields, a Person now Present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3466-2">John Jepp</rs>
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gave<lb></lb>
him a push on the had which pushed him down and took<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
him a<lb></lb>
Bundle containing a Cloak, that he immediately pursued him and call'd<lb></lb>
''Stop Thief''; and this Informant further says that he never last Sight of said<lb></lb>
Jepp until he was taken in Custody. And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3466-3">John Crownther</rs>
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<lb></lb>
says that about 9 o' Clock last Night as he was passing through Portugal<lb></lb>
Street he heard the Cry of ''Stop Thief '' and saw said Jepp runnning<del>run away</del>
<lb></lb>
and throw away a bundle now produced which<del>this</del>
was taken up by<lb></lb>
a person and given to this Informant And the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3466-4">Joseph Cooper</rs>
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Says that last Night about 9 o' Clock in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2355">Portugal Street</rs>
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he heard the Cry of ''Stop Thief'' that<lb></lb>
he saw Said Jepp running; and pursued him and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Secured him.</p>
<p n="3467">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
24th day of September 1784}</p>
<p n="3468"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2356">Addington</rs>
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<p n="3469"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3469-1">Wm. Limby</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3469-2">Jo. Crowther</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3469-3">Joseph Cooper</rs>
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