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<p n="370"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Surrey to wit</note>
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The Several Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n370-1">Richard Hughes</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo394">Saint George Hanover Square</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo395">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ150">Gardnier</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n370-2">Joseph Elliot</rs>
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one of the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ151">Patrole</rs>
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belonging to the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo396">Saint John Westminster</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
said County taken upon Oath this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date70">18th. day of April 1787</rs>
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<p n="371">And first the Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n371-1">Richard Hughes</rs>
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saith That some time in or about the<lb></lb>
Month of February last his Dwelling house was broke and Entered<lb></lb>
in the following manner the Barrs of the Cellar Window were<lb></lb>
broke and wrench'd open and several Locks of Cupboards were<lb></lb>
also broke open and one Silver Spoon Stolen therein and<lb></lb>
taken away and sundry table Cloaths and other things were<lb></lb>
packed up for the purpose of being taken & carried away but who<lb></lb>
were the persons that Committed such Burglary and Felony<lb></lb>
this Informant doth not know.</p>
<p n="372">And the Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n372-1">Joseph Elliott</rs>
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the on the 27th. day of<lb></lb>
February last between the hours of two and three in the<lb></lb>
Night as he was on his Duty near the End of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo397">Marsham Street</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo398">Westminster</rs>
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he heard a Noise of Dogs Barking which<lb></lb>
Caused him to suspect that some thing was the mater or<lb></lb>
Milbank which Occasioned him to go that way That where<lb></lb>
he came within about 150 yards of Mr Hughes's house he<lb></lb>
observed a Boat lying on Shore which gave him Reason<lb></lb>
to think that some persons were there that had no Business<lb></lb>
there when he came within about forty or fifty yards of the<lb></lb>
said house he saw a Man Standing with his Face against<lb></lb>
one of the large Fees nearby facing Mr Hughess (Which Man is now in<lb></lb>
Custody and now present and who says his name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n372-2">John<lb></lb>
Jackson</rs>
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) he said to him who are you, Jackson answered, I am<lb></lb>
a Watchman, he then asked him what he was doing there, he<lb></lb>
made no reply but went towards the Garden Gate and he saw<lb></lb>
him put his Right hand<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
round a Port and choved the Bolt of the<lb></lb>
Gate back and opened the gate with his left handThis<lb></lb>
Informant asked him where his piece was (Supposing him to be<lb></lb>
a Watchman as he had before informed him) he said he had none<lb></lb>
He then Suspected him to be a bad Person he put the Point of</p>
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