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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n986-1">George Ashton</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo587">Salt Petre bank</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo588">St. Mary Whitechapel</rs>
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in the said County Victualer<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n986-2">Thomas Pettilowe</rs>
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of Old <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo589">Castle Street</rs>
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of the said Parish who<lb></lb>
being on their Oaths say and first said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n986-3">George Ashton</rs>
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for himself Saith<lb></lb>
on the first of September<obscured></obscured>
he went to bed before the hour of Twelve at night<lb></lb>
when his said house was fast That between the hours of one and Two the<lb></lb>
same night he was called<obscured></obscured>
that his house was all open Says he got up<lb></lb>
looked to see where any Shieves had entered and in his Celler he saw<lb></lb>
Two person some distance from each other One of whom Escaped the<lb></lb>
other person who says his name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n986-4">John Thomas</rs>
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he took and called the<lb></lb>
Watch when Thomas Pentilowe and another came Says his Celler Window<lb></lb>
was forced Open and two Brass cocks which were in two cask of<lb></lb>
Spinitous Ligours wring off and taken away and said<obscured></obscured>
uors run to<lb></lb>
Waste in the said Celler Thomas Pentilowe on his Oath saith one Tuesday<lb></lb>
morning last near the hour of two he was called being near he went to<lb></lb>
the house of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n986-5">George Ashton</rs>
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where he saw the Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n986-6">John<lb></lb>
Thomas</rs>
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that Ashton gave him charge of Thomas for breaking into<lb></lb>
his housethat he saw the Celler of Wind our of the said house had<lb></lb>
been broke Open</p>
<p n="987">Taken and sworn<lb></lb>
The 5th day of Sep 1788<lb></lb>
Before us <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n987-1">John Staples</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n987-2">Saml Hawkins</rs>
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<p n="988"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n988-1">Gro Ashton</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n988-2">Thos Pentlers</rs>
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<p n="989"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n989-1">John Thomas</rs>
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Saith he had been drinking in the house of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n989-2">George Ashton</rs>
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over night was <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45034_occ220">very Dounh</rs>
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went backward and fell down the<lb></lb>
Celler that no person was in the said Celler but himself doth not<lb></lb>
know any thing of the Cocks being run off and the Liquor run to Waste</p>
<p n="990">Taken and Signed</p>
<p n="991">The Day and Year abovementioned<lb></lb>
Before us<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n991-1">John Staples</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n991-2">Saml Hawkins</rs>
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<p n="992">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n992-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Thomas</rs>
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Mark</p>
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