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to wit}</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n287-1">Samuel Foley</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n287-2">William Elkey</rs>
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Taken before<lb></lb>
me One of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45034_occ78">Justices of the peace</rs>
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in and for the said County.</p>
<p n="288"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n288-1">Samuel Toley</rs>
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No. 67 <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n288-2">Pennington Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo174">St. George Middlesex</rs>
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Smith<lb></lb>
on his Oath saith on Thursday night of the Sixth Instant his Shop situate<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo175">Whites Yard</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo176">Rosemary Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo177">Whitechapel</rs>
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was broke open And<lb></lb>
the side of an Iron Grate an Iron Axle trees an Anvil and Bar of Iron<lb></lb>
taken away says the Anvil and Bar of Iron produced are his property<lb></lb>
and were found on Searching the lodgings of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n288-3">Benjamin Bird</rs>
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situate<lb></lb>
in Mercers Row No. 7 Saint Paul Shadwell by him this Informants at one Mr. Lester<lb></lb>
and that the said Articles are of the Value of thirty Shillings<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n288-4">William Elbey</rs>
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on his oath saith Yesterday he went with a Search<lb></lb>
Warrant to the house of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n288-5">Mary Lester</rs>
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at No. 7 Mercer Row Shadwell<lb></lb>
And in the Lodgings of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n288-6">Benjamin Bird</rs>
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in the said house found the<lb></lb>
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Iron bar now produced in the cup board of the said Room</p>
<p n="289">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
8 March 1788<lb></lb>
Before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n289-1">John Staples</rs>
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</p>
<p n="290"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n290-1">Samuel Foley</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n290-2">William Elliery</rs>
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</p>
<p n="291"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n291-1">Benjamin Bird</rs>
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says on Thursday night last about the hour of Ten<lb></lb>
as he was coming to his Lodging No. 7 in Mercers Row being near Common<lb></lb>
street Turnpike a Men having the Bar of Iron and Anvil asked him<lb></lb>
if he livers night head says he told said Man who he doth not know that<lb></lb>
he lived in Mercer Row Who desired him to help to carry them to where<lb></lb>
the lived and he would call the next Evening give him Eighteen pence<lb></lb>
and take them away the said Man said he was in great distress and was<lb></lb>
his things because he could not pay his sent</p>
<p n="292">Taken and Signed<lb></lb>
The 8th day of March 1788<lb></lb>
Before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n292-1">John Staples</rs>
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</p>
<p n="293">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n293-1">Benjamin<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Bird</rs>
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Mark</p>
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