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me One of his Majesty's
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in and for the said County.
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No. 67
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Pennington Street
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St. George Middlesex
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Smith
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on his Oath saith on Thursday night of the Sixth Instant his Shop situate
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in
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Rosemary Lane
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was broke open And
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the side of an Iron Grate an Iron Axle trees an Anvil and Bar of Iron
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taken away says the Anvil and Bar of Iron produced are his property
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situate
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in Mercers Row No. 7 Saint Paul Shadwell by him this Informants at one Mr. Lester
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and that the said Articles are of the Value of thirty Shillings
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William Elbey
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on his oath saith Yesterday he went with a Search
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Warrant to the house of
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Mary Lester
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at No. 7 Mercer Row Shadwell
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And in the Lodgings of
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in the said house found the
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Iron bar now produced in the cup board of the said Room
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Taken and Sworn
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8 March 1788
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Before me
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John Staples
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Samuel Foley
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William Elliery
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Benjamin Bird
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says on Thursday night last about the hour of Ten
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as he was coming to his Lodging No. 7 in Mercers Row being near Common
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street Turnpike a Men having the Bar of Iron and Anvil asked him
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if he livers night head says he told said Man who he doth not know that
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he lived in Mercer Row Who desired him to help to carry them to where
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the lived and he would call the next Evening give him Eighteen pence
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and take them away the said Man said he was in great distress and was
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his things because he could not pay his sent
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Taken and Signed
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The 8th day of March 1788
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Before me
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