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The Information of Thomas Banter James of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo45">High Street</rs>
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Sr. Paul<lb></lb>
Shadwell Smith taken on Oath this 14th day of March 1788<lb></lb>
before us two of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45034_occ20">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and<lb></lb>
For the said County Who saith on or about the 8th day of Decr. 1787<lb></lb>
he was employed by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n56-99">Hutchinson Hothersall Browne</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of Stepney laws way in the Parish of Sr. Dunstan Stepney to fix<lb></lb>
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Bar to a Hand rail<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in the place of One That was Stole<lb></lb>
Says the Two Bars of Iron produced he has not a Doubt are Two<lb></lb>
Bars which were taken from the same Rail He having<lb></lb>
compared them and that they perfectly correspond with the said and that they<lb></lb>
Value of the said Bars of Iron is Five Shillings</p>
<p n="57">Thos. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n57-1">Danter James</rs>
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<p n="58"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n58-1">William Manning</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo46">Ratcliff Square</rs>
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S. Dunstan Stepney<lb></lb>
on his Oath saith he is employed as a Night Watchman on<lb></lb>
Stepney Causway says he is certain The Iron Rails on the side<lb></lb>
of the front Door of Mr. Brownes house on the said Causway<lb></lb>
were all safe fixed when he beat the hour of Three on Tuesday<lb></lb>
morning last and between the hours of Four and five he was<lb></lb>
called to by Mr. Goodwin next door to Mr. Browne and bed him<lb></lb>
Examine her Windows and afterward to Examine Mr. Brown as Rails<lb></lb>
she suspecting they were gone says he Examined said Rails and<lb></lb>
found the Stone had been broken and Two Rails gone and has not a<lb></lb>
Doubt the Two Bars produced are the Two which were taken as<lb></lb>
aforesaid</p>
<p n="59">his<lb></lb>
William<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Meaning<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="60"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n60-1">John Swanson</rs>
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of Steels Lane <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo47">Ratcliff</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45034_occ22">Cow keeper</rs>
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on his Oath saith<lb></lb>
on Tuesday morning last as he and his Brother <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n60-2">Edward</rs>
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were standing together<lb></lb>
in his Yard his said Brother said there was a man in Mr. Greens field through<lb></lb>
which there is not any thorough fire Says he looked and saw the man present<lb></lb>
who says his name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n60-3">John Timmings</rs>
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throw something from him on the Ground<lb></lb>
and saw him soon after take something off the Ground and walk away<lb></lb>
then being About the hour of SevenSays he suspected him to have Stole<lb></lb>
something pursued him calling to him to Stop and Saw him open his<lb></lb>
Garment and drop the Two Iron bars produced on the Ground and<lb></lb>
walk awayThat he continued his pursuit overtook him and brought<lb></lb>
him to his Brother who secured him says that himself secured The said<lb></lb>
Two Bars</p>
<p n="61">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n61-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Swanson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="62">Taken and Sworn by the said Three person<lb></lb>
This 14th day of March 1788<lb></lb>
Before us</p>
<p n="63"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n63-1">John Staples</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n63-2">Peter Green</rs>
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