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Information Joseph Quick< no role > for himself Saith
that he is a Watchman of the parish of Saint
Mary le bone that he was informed by the
other Informant Nathaniel Jewers< no role > that a Man
was agoing to the house of Mr. Selwyn that
Night [..] to get Some flour and that he knew
where the flour was to be taken that about
two o'Clock he observed the Bakehouse door of
Mr. Selwyn a little open and on going to in
the Bell of the Bake house door he saw the
person now present who calls himself John
Jefferies
< no role > with a Bag in his hand which he
verily believes is the Bag now produced containing
a Quantity of flour that he left the house and
he in Company with the Serjant of the Watch &
the other InformantJohnNathaniel Jewers
Soon after went to place where Jewers had told the said John Jefferies< no role > he
Might hide the flour and found the bag now
produced containing a Quantity of flour and
verily believes the bag now produced is the
same bag he saw at top of the Stairs of
the back house of the said John Selwyn< no role > upon
which this Informant went immediately
to the house of the said Mr. Selwyn and
acquainted his of what had happened
and on Searching the house found the




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