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<p n="1559"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1659">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1559-41">Andrew Borgeson</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1660">Ratcliff Cross</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1661">Saint Dumstan Stepney otherwise Stebonheath</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ668">Wateman</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1559-1">Thomas Sheriff</rs>
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Taken this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45031_date267">6th. day of<lb></lb>
May 1786</rs>
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before me one of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ669">Justices of the peace</rs>
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in and for the said county<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1559-42">Andrew Borgeron</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ670">Revenue Officer and Watchman</rs>
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on his Oath says he with his Superior Officer Mr .<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1559-2">John Barnes</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1559-3">Thomas<lb></lb>
Sheriff</rs>
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his fellow <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ671">Servant</rs>
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went from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1662">Ratcliff Crop</rs>
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last night about the<lb></lb>
hour of Eight to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1663">Deptford</rs>
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when arrived there it was impopible to do their<lb></lb>
duty by reason of the number of Boats obstructing themSays his said<lb></lb>
Master went on board the Ship Lascells lying off Deptford to get help<lb></lb>
this Informant following says when on board said Ship he saw <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1559-4">Thomas<lb></lb>
Goodon</rs>
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on board with whom he shook handsays his Master about the<lb></lb>
hour of Ten desired this Informant to strand by the Gang way to see that<lb></lb>
none of the Poole on board cut the Ropes by which his said Master was<lb></lb>
going down the Gang way and Sides of the Ship into his BoatSays<lb></lb>
by the time his said Master got about half was down the said Gang way<lb></lb>
The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1559-5">Thomas Gordon</rs>
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having a Drawn Knife in his Hand a cross<lb></lb>
the Backet to which the Gang Rope is fast atte called out to his said Master<lb></lb>
to take care that they were going to cut the Gang Ropes and he verily<lb></lb>
beleives if he had not pulled the Arm of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1559-6">Thomas Gordon</rs>
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which his<lb></lb>
the Knife in it away that he would have cut the said Bechet in<lb></lb>
which case who ever had hold of the Gang Ropes fostned to the said<lb></lb>
Becket and hold of nothing else must have fallen Says the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1559-7">Thomas Gordon</rs>
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then Struck this Informant on the Ships deck when</p>
<p n="1560">This Informan Browed him down when normal persons on board<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
round<lb></lb>
him and was drapping him along the Deck when his Tallow Servant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1560-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Sheriff</rs>
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came to his assistance he got away went into the boat to his Master<lb></lb>
that they rowed toward the Lower Water gate Deptford from whence they<lb></lb>
were pelted with Stones which obliged them to row off and about the<lb></lb>
Ships Says between the Hours of Eleven and twelve they saw Four<lb></lb>
men in a Boat between the ships and the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1664">Middlesex</rs>
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side of the River<lb></lb>
which Boat they went along sideWhen the said Four Men the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1560-2">Thomas<lb></lb>
Gordon</rs>
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being one Swore at and blasted them saying they were not<lb></lb>
Thiefs and Should not Rummage themsays he told his Master<lb></lb>
that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1560-3">Thomas Gordon</rs>
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was the Man who attempted to cut the Gang Rope<lb></lb>
of the Lanells when his said Master was going down the Gang way of<lb></lb>
the said Ships sidesays he got<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
upon the Bench of their boat but could not do any<lb></lb>
thing with them before <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1560-4">John Gardiner</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1560-5">Thomas Walker</rs>
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came to<lb></lb>
assist on the call of his said Masterwhen they Run aged them but did<lb></lb>
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not find any uncustomed Good either in their boat or about their<lb></lb>
PersonsSays the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1560-6">Thomas Gordon</rs>
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Struck him with his Fish Two<lb></lb>
or Three times when in the Boat the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1560-7">Thomas Gordon</rs>
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belonged to says<lb></lb>
they would not let them go into the said Boat before the said assistance came</p>
<p n="1561">Sworn<lb></lb>
This <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45031_date268">6th day of May 1786</rs>
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Before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1561-1">John Staples</rs>
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<p n="1562"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1562-48">Andrew Borgeson</rs>
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Thames Sheriff confirms the Evidence of Andrew<lb></lb>
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Borgeson excepting the Circumstance respecting<lb></lb>
the Knife<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1562-1">Thomas Sheriff</rs>
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