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are likewise his property and were Stolen in his Shop
as aforesaid and that the Earning now produced he
found upon the Person now Present who calls himself
Richard Holligsworth< no role > . And the said Joseph
Littler
< no role > for himself says that about ten o Clock
on Thursday Morning the thirty first day of January
the Said Hollingsworth came to his Masters Shop
and gave him the Metal Watch now produced
wanted to pledge it and asked five Guineas upon
it saying it was a Gold one That Suspecting the
Watch to belong to Mr. Essex he informed him of his
suspicious and camed said Hollingsworth to be
secured. And the said James Steward< no role > for himself
says that the Metal Watch now produced by Joseph
Littler
< no role > he cleaned for said Mr. Essex and sent
it home on Tuesday last. And the said Joseph
Thompson
< no role > for himself says that he scarched
the said Hollingsworth and found in his Fol
the Pawn brokers Duplicate now produced and
in the course of being searched the Bead Buckle
and Watch Case now produced fell out of his
Breehes. And the said John Dale< no role > for himself
Says that on Thursday Morning aforesaid the
Prisoner Hollingsworth came to his Masters
Shop and gave him the Silver Watch now produced
desiring to pledge it for two Guineas That Informants
offered him One Guinea which he took and redeemed
a Coat which he had before pledged. Hector Essex< no role > .

Sworn before me the
day and Year aforesaid}
M Addington

Joseph Littler< no role >
Ja Stewart< no role >
Josh. Thompson< no role >
John Dale< no role >




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